The footprint of this Hammer is 24" x 14" with the motor in horizontal, no need to go so large
You Americans are real Easy Lover
Kind regards,
Tang
hi Tang,
yes, that's us....'easy lovers'.
I will inform my wonderful wife about that.....and see what she says.
regarding the size of the footprint; my perspective on that is related to how the tension of the belt is adjusted, and ease of use. basically you slide the whole motor assembly along the platform to adjust tension, which sounds crude but is an essential part of the design.....this tuning the sound to taste. it seems to me that keeping the motor assembly on the long axis will allow for a more precise approach to this aspect of the design. I can see having some sort of scale on the front and rear of the platform to keep the motor aligned as it's adjusted might be helpful. until I actually go through this a few times i'm not sure how it will go. but with all the effort to get this turntable up and running i'd rather allow myself the flexibility of the long axis. and I don't have 2 (or 3) other turntables in my room to be concerned with footprint.
btw; is there something you want to tell all of us?
Dear Christian and Mike,
Congratulations on ordering the turntables from David! We likely will be in for a fascinating experience out of which, hopefully, will come one of the best turntables in the world!
I have been working with Tim of Herzan on a heavy-duty -- and heavier -- version of a custom Herzan stand for the new turntable. I have specified 3" (rather than 2") box legs for this stand, with a table top designed to support the TS-300, or the TS-300 with enhanced, 340 kg load capacity.
I also have specified the external linear (non-switching) power supply. For my tabletop I have opted for 1/2" stainless steel.
Since I may be ordering three of these stands to support all of my (future) components, Tim is looking into the additional cost of powder-coating with high-quality automotive paint.
I do not know if I actually will use a TS-300 under the turntable -- I probably will not -- but I wanted to preserve the option to do so in the future, which is why I have been working on this Herzan stand as an alternative to David's recommendation of the very similar Kinetic Systems stand. Also, the custom Herzans would allow me to have matching stands.
Ron,
thanks. we are all three a bit nuts......maybe more than a bit.
regarding the rack question; I think that the TS-300 is the wrong choice for a number of reasons. the AVI units are simply better performers as they are larger form factors and so enjoy that advantage for better performance, as well as being much cheaper, and have the added advantage of using the LFS unit to improve performance. the auto leveling feature of the TS units has no benefit in our application how we will use these. and the Nanodamp NWD 23A series platform is engineered to be the perfect solution already and there is no need to make it different. it is designed for 660 pounds/300 kg.
I've requested a few modifications which the techs at Herzan are reviewing; (1) linear power supplies, (2) moving the control unit to the rear to allow for more space for (3) shelves, (4) plastic caps on the legs for sand or shot fill, (5) either large screw flat feet or spikes, and (6) possibly taller to both accommodate more shelf height and allow for a better working height for cartridge/arm adjustments and record on and off.
working height is a benefit one never thinks of until it's uncomfortable and it's too late to deal with. with 4 tonearms it can be make or break long term.
I realize David's perspective on the thick steel top plate. but you are going to have huge bass towers in a much smaller space than David has. those bass towers (like mine) will cause feedback I don't care how much mass you have.....it's just physics. David's bass units are much less intrusive and over 30 feet from his platform. think about it. and a sandwich/breadboard type of top surface has properties more appropriate than thick steel in terms of energy retention. ask Tim or Reid about that. Taiko Tana have done investigations into this question.
there are similar capacity 'standard' Nanodamp NDW racks which would match the look of the active shelves, so you could use 3 of these and get the tech you want with each. and they are already designed for the task.
