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After Rich breathed new life into my LT-30, I've listened to more vinyl in the past week than I had in the last handful of months.

This makes me very happy. I held it hostage here for several months. I'm slipping, missing thinking the carriage motor could have a bad spot. Some guys have told me they like the mirror trick idea, observing the carriage pulley while monitoring voltage. I see the Elac is still in place. That is a very nice sounding cartridge.

Nice job on the outstanding footers! That deck deserves them. The OEM ones are aging poorly.

After Rich breathed new life into my LT-30, I've listened to more vinyl in the past week than I had in the last handful of months. The turntable has performed flawlessly, but its feet were blowing out/cracking, and generally not attractive enough for how I want it to present.

The only "Googleable" feet for this TT are some silver aluminum ones that didn't appeal to me. Researching a bit harder, I found an open-box deal on a set of Isoacoustics Gaia III Neo feet. These are made as speaker isolation feet for speakers up to 70 pounds, but I thought they'd serve my purpose. They come with three different thread adaptors and the M6/1.0mm pitch ones match the threading on the stock feet on the LT-30.

Each foot is easy to adjust height on after installation, making leveling the turntable simple. Easy to install and happy with the new boots!

With original feet:


A new foot:


One new, three old showing their age:


All dressed up:

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I swapped in some 7C's Ed dropped off last Feb. He's been asking if they were OK. No loose magnets. They pass the push the passive radiator test, no leaks. Sound ok but they deserve some upgrades. They are in very nice condition with original matching serial number boxes.

Carl chipped in with some Larry's rings. They had some surface rust so I sanded and painted them. Jay surprised me with RD0194's. I bet this project wont give me any trouble like open reel decks can.....

Nice looking 7's. I'd like to karma a set of RDO plates to these beauties. If you'd like, just PM. What color are those cabs?

Ivan’s tube collection smells like feet.

I swapped in some 7C's Ed dropped off last Feb. He's been asking if they were OK. No loose magnets. They pass the push the passive radiator test, no leaks. Sound ok but they deserve some upgrades. They are in very nice condition with original matching serial number boxes.

Carl chipped in with some Larry's rings. They had some surface rust so I sanded and painted them. Jay surprised me with RD0194's. I bet this project wont give me any trouble like open reel decks can.....