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reeltrouble1
reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
edited July 2006 in 2 Channel Audio
It has pretty much always been my habit to remove the dust cover from my TT when spinning records. I suppose I reasoned that since we are dealing with a microphone of sorts sounds would or could reflect off the plastic cover and then be picked up as noise or harmonics and so on. I had no factual basis for this, it was just something I decided, as well as seeing rigs spinning without a cover.

When I picked up the Rega P-25 I continued this habit, even though the manual stated otherwise, Rega recommends using the dust cover while playing a record and even stated the sound would be better, certainly not worse. Of course I disregarded this tid-bit as nonsensical hogwash.

Well, last night for some reason I left the dust cover while using Dire Straits, BIA as the reference material, now I dont know if I am going to say it sounded better, but it did sound different, I was hearing more low midrange, the clarity was greater.

So what do you do? Cover on or off, or depends???

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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited July 2006
    I've always left it off...

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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,765
    edited July 2006
    I used to keep the cover down on my Yamaha, mainly to keep dust and cat hair from falling on the record while playing. Now that I have the Oracle, I have been keeping it in the up position, but not "removed." I guess I changed my routine because the Oracle manual advises to keep it in the up position or remove it from the table. I would take it completely off, but I don't have a good place to set it and I don't want it getting scratched up or broken.
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  • szhleppy
    szhleppy Posts: 320
    edited July 2006
    I keep it up or remove it...one less thing to juggle when swapping vinyl.

    The sound results will probably vary depending on other factors...TT Stand, cart, etc... If you want to see this issue beat to death, head over to vinyl asylum.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited July 2006
    Off. It's just a pain to mess with.
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  • HiPerf360
    HiPerf360 Posts: 436
    edited July 2006
    Hmm...

    I have always left mine on
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited July 2006
    On. Reduces any tone arm resonance to unnoticable.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited July 2006
    Well, I find it interesting that quality manufacture's cant agree, so why should we!!!!! That is part of the fun of this hobby, being able to do your own thing. I have continued to leave the cover down the past few nights figuring I would leave it for a while.

    I make my mind up quickly about the sound I hear, its either nice or not to me.

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  • Sax
    Sax Posts: 70
    edited July 2006
    off.

    uhh... "because it looks cooler"


    seems like the best explanation so far :-D
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