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http://www.clearaudio.de/_en/lw_Upgrading.phpMy Ariston RD-40 is a 3 point turntable. I plan to add some spikes to replace the tiny feet but I was wondering if bracing like this and some wood in addition to the spikes would further improve the quality.
I don't recommend to mess with the springs of the Ariston, not even with the Linn springs, they are not interchangeable sonically. The original Ariston springs are tuned to certain freq for their tables. I installed a set of Linn springs in my RD-11 Superiour, only to put the original springs back in later due to a drastic sonic change in a negative way. Leave it alone.
jeez....I wasn't expecting there to be math involved. My main goal is to make this already awesome sounding turntable even better, it needs a full restoration.It's been neglected so it is filthy. The grado red cartridge is missing it's stylus so for now I plan to upgrade to a silver stylus and eventually replace the jelco tone arm with something easier to adjust, maybe even go as far as a linear tracking arm if I can get a good price on one. I am thinking about using slate for the plinth and maybe making a sand box for it to set in and putting the tone arm on an isolated pillar to remove it from the body mount. Any input for modifying this unit is more than welcome.
good to know. I honestly was under the impression that the way the arm mounted had potential to transmit noise. Glad I'm asking before making the changes.
Hi BrianI have downsized from 4 to 2 Ariston RD 40 .Brazing like the Clearaudio parts doesn't bring you any plus in performance , I have tried something similar and it didn't do anything positive to the table.What do you want to achieve with the brazing ?? Imho the table itself is rigid enough and doesn't need any additional brazing. What helps on this tables to increase performance is a good clean of the bearing and new oil refill , new set of springs (Linn) . New spikes are mainly just for the looks but still better than the original cheap rubber feets .Give this table a sturdy and heavy platform to stay on (granite , ... or thick maple ) that will bring the most improvement on the RD 40 for relatively moderate investment .Juergen
it has the originals...and 2 of the 3 are a bit saggy.