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If it’s broke fix it!
Yes, I know.The AC units used for years were also cheap. Very.
Yes, I know.The AC units used for years were also cheap. Very.
You can't.Not sure you can fit the Karousel to a Valhalla deck.
You can. Linn do not advise it as the Valhalla board carries 240V a.c and the dimensions of the Karousel bring the body far closer to live components.You can't.
ExactlyYou can. Linn do not advise it as the Valhalla board carries 240V a.c and the dimensions of the Karousel bring the body far closer to live components.
Precisely.Exactly
Really? That's a bit of engineering when you have a synchronous motor. How does it work?
If a Valhalla makes the motor noisy, a service is indeed the order of the day, as you clearly depicted.
Ah, the proverbial hi-fi noise floor. Always makes me chuckle.
If a Valhalla makes the motor noisy, a service is indeed the order of the day, as you clearly depicted.
How could it be a huge improvement when the circuit is the same I wonder.Valhalla to Hercules 2 is cost effective and a huge upgrade!
I looked it up, you are right. They use a crystal oscillator to generate a 50/60 Hz square wave that they then smooth to an approximat ion of a sine wave. This does explain why a simple trafo and phase shift a la Geddon improves on it,and also how they run it on a 60Hz supply and still use the 50Hz pulley.I don't exactly know how they do it but my understanding is that they synthesize the 50hz using a crystal. I live in the US and deal with LP12s on almost a daily basis and can assure you that the new Majik LP12 motor uses a smaller pulley as the one used in older Valhalla-based models.
It sounded a LOT clearer and more musical ie hugely better for a small sum. Differences lower down the price line are much bigger for each pound spentHow could it be a huge improvement when the circuit is the same I wonder.
Or the old Valhalla was defective, perhaps.
Huge is a strong word, and is always overused in hi-fi circles!
Huge is over used, and over used here, the difference between a Valhalla and a Hercules II is really only Hercules II offers 45 RPM and runs at a lower voltage which makes the motor a touch quieter. Audible difference, not huge. Stick it in a Mose to move it outboard and you get another audible improvement, not huge either. However the combination of adding 45 RPM, and two audible improvements for one of the cheaper alternative PSUs is great value if such a thing exists in this end of HiFi. Particularly if you can sell your Valhalla second hand and make back a chunk of the outlay. Well that is what I did a good few years ago and don't regret it at all.How could it be a huge improvement when the circuit is the same I wonder.
Or the old Valhalla was defective, perhaps.
Huge is a strong word, and is always overused in hi-fi circles!