Really? Youād imagine the tolerances of the āspindleā would differ but maybe not. I think it was suggested that a new outer platter might be good with the new inner but I didnāt bother when I went for the Karousel.
I think the problem with Karousel is that many of us āwent for itā when it was effectively free if you spent Ā£3000 on other stuff, so it was pretty difficult to decide which bits were changing the sound and to what extent as several parts changed at once.
Iām not certain I like the changes much either even if the sound is less coloured - great on some albums but thin on others which may be more accurate but less pleasing. That said Iām not sure my phono stage is quite right despite having it serviced a couple of years ago (Linto).
The noise has a lot to do with the turntable I would say.If the LP12 i set up correctly and the cartridge is in good condition, the musicality shines in a way digital canāt match and the noise
becomes irrelevant to me.
But good that you like my old NDS
āWhen the belt is new easy to identify rough and smooth side . Rough side should be on the inside as grips the pulley and platter to assist in rotation ā
Makes sense - I guess gets tricky when belt gets older and worn to identify rough and smooth side
Just to complicate matters, having found the right side, you can then decide which direction sounds better.
I am sure there was also a double check, take the belt off, hang it over something narrow like the edge of a ruler. The belt hangs with a slightly different curve depending which side is in. Peter Swain @Cymbiosis kindly marked the outside for me, but said to listen to establish which direction. Iāve scanned the setup files from his website, but I didnāt find anything about the belt.
Of course, once you have that sorted, then you can try clocking the platter, you can find the instructions on the Collaro website. That is a some say it works, some say it doesnāt. I found it more obvious when I had a Lingo 4 than with the A Radikal 1.
Me? Itās at 1.75, top of the recommended range of 1.25 to 1.75, thought it was at 2.00 when I bought it. Will in sit down more for a bit more cohesion?