0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. Read 3573 times.
While not turntable belts, I have some synthetic nitrile rubber (Buna-N) O-rings that developed cracks after several years when installed in a tensioned state (lightly stretched in diameter as well as compression on the cross section). The same O-rings that were not under tension (but exposed to the same UV, ozone and pollutants) did not crack or rot in the same time period.Don't know if that might correlate to turntable belts of a different material and size, but .....Steve
I can imagine the situation where the tension creates a greater tendency to chemically break down. The non tensioned belt is more 'inert' physically. The belt in tension is 'active' on a molecular scale.
You're certainly stretching something...Would make sense if you're leaving the country for over a year...My advice? Sell the Classic, buy an Amadeus, you'll be playing so many more records due to increased sq that you'll never have enough time on your hands to even sleep.
Sheer speculation on my part... I think in England the distributor is going for Simplex and Versalex, not sure of GTA. Thinning the herd, so to speak. Slightly wonky marketing to me. But what do I know... If it was me, lol, I'd have conceived or put to market a perhaps nicer looking Amadeus. And leave it at that. I did change my mind on the Simplex, it does sound good, for the money. Yet it ain't no Amadeus sq wise. Close, but no cigar. Yet that shorter arm makes it so choppy to use I hate it. The GTA is nicer looking, overall, and does, on most days, slightky gives more bass than the Amadeus. Yet $1k more? The Versalex should have been a beautiful wood version of the Amadeus. Everyone wants wood these days. Yet it's not. So it's pointless to me.So you see, Rob, I'm still back at the Amadeus, or wishing for a beautiful version thereof. It plays music better than most, easy to use and cue, allows for your choice of cable, works with almost any cartridge, made by a genius of hifi (designed) and nicely backed up by distributor Mr P. or in England the great John Burns. I'm sure over time it will all get sorted.Nice post Charlie. In the UK Well Tempered is not as recognised as it should be IMO. Only 3 dealers nationwide. The Linn LP12 has a cult like following here. Owners are spending £3000 on a power supply and £2500 on top plate/sub chassis upgrades for it. Crazy as at best the bells and whistles version only achieves parity with an Amadeus or Versalex. It's amazing what good marketing achieves. Mind you it doesn't help WTL's cause when they produce a deck as badly conceived cosmetically as the Versalex....
Oh noooooooo.... Lol. I'd get the boot in a heartbeat...
