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Goldmund Studietto: has no one else done this?

I bought my Studietto new in 1991. (JVC motor) SME V arm. Transfiguration Temper W cart. (currently ;--) I set up my friend's 4 yr old (used, mint) Studietto similarly -- he has a Decca Jubilee cart. though.

Always hated those damn springs. Hard to adjust for perfect vertical bounce, and using the TT was like you were on a ship in a storm! Plus, it was never as quiet as I felt a DD should be, and bass was also not as tight as other (granted more expensive) machines.

That has all changed for the better on all counts. Removed the springs. Removed and replaced (upside down) the big knurled height adjustment knobs, and then replaced the springs with Panda Feet (3/4" dia. x 3/4" high) sorbothane dampers -- two medium squish in the front, one harder squish in the rear. OhmyGod!~ If you have a Studietto, you just have to try this -- it's (as they say) a whole new component. Easy to use, dead quiet, and great bass!

One other tweak, that drops the noise floor all the way to "inaudible": re-lube the spindle/motor bearing with the van den Hul zirconium oxide laced Spindle Oil. What an amazing and inexpensive couple of changes. You'll feel you've cheated the audio upgrade Gods!

PS: Did they even have sorbothane in 1990?


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Topic - Goldmund Studietto: has no one else done this? - nsgarch 14:40:18 04/16/07 (3)


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