Lid up or Lid down?

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vinylfiend

New Member

• Feb 27, 2012

• #1

Hello Folks,

Just for fun I thought I would pose this question.
When playing your TT do you leave the lid up or down? That is of course those who can keep the lid down when playing vinyl.

Just curious:scratch2:

 

Frank Sol

Lunatic Member

• Feb 27, 2012

• #2

C. Lid off

 

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JohnVF

Lunatic Member

Banned

• Feb 27, 2012

• #3

Off.

 

Pio1980

AK Member

• Feb 27, 2012

• #4

Lid down if a good suspended table, lid off for non-suspended.

 

Naptown Rob

Ponographer

• Feb 27, 2012

• #5

I really really wish it wasn't up.

But it is.
Gotta replace those little rubber thingys.

 

Last edited: Feb 27, 2012

beatcomber

AK Member

• Feb 27, 2012

• #6

Off.

 

squirrelnest

Lunatic Member

• Feb 27, 2012

• #7

With hinges-UP Without hinges-OFF

 

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avole

Super Member

Banned

• Feb 27, 2012

• #8

Whatever you like. If you can hear a difference, I'm jealous, you have a hifi around the $500000 mark !

 

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turntabletym

Well-Known Member

• Feb 27, 2012

• #9

Lid up, i really didn't think about that

 

eteller

Addicted Member

• Feb 27, 2012

• #10

No lid on any of my tables, half never had one and the others are stashed in the basement.

 

Frank Sol

Lunatic Member

• Feb 27, 2012

• #11

avole said:

whatever you like. If you can hear a difference, i'm jealous, you have a hifi around the $500000 mark !

Click to expand...

:lmao:

 

Man in Cave

Live in music and let music live in you.

Subscriber

• Feb 27, 2012

• #12

Down. Never really noticed the difference playing up or down. I keep it down to keep album and player free from dust.

S.J.

 

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turntabletym

Well-Known Member

• Feb 27, 2012

• #13

avole said:

Whatever you like. If you can hear a difference, I'm jealous, you have a hifi around the $500000 mark !

Click to expand...

Maybe i'll let the lid down, it seems that sound is more voluptuous with the lid down

 

skandl

Super Member

• Feb 27, 2012

• #14

Off (no hinges on my XA's)

 

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JohnVF

Lunatic Member

Banned

• Feb 27, 2012

• #15

9 times out of 10 I can't hear a difference either. I just think they're ugly and cumbersome. That 1 time out of 10 however the lid acts like a listening device for feedback if up, or is resting on the plinth bouncing along to the music when down.

 

Condorsat

Audio Enthusiast

• Feb 27, 2012

• #16

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Last edited: Jan 3, 2013

Brett a

~◦●○o0o○●◦~

• Feb 27, 2012

• #17

I don't have a dustcover.

 

Frank Sol

Lunatic Member

• Feb 27, 2012

• #18

At low to mid Vol level I cannot hear any difference either.

 

Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

Peanut Head

• Feb 27, 2012

• #19

I've owned some TT's where the dustcover was a feedback machine. On those, it stayed off. I bought a new dustcover for my Technics and it's made from a thick material with soft rubber bumpers. So far I haven't heard whether it being up or down made any difference.

 

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guest102

Super Member

• Feb 27, 2012

• #20

I've done both ways when room permitted and couldn't see a down side to either way. But now both the turntables I'm using live in spaces where height is limited, so the dustcover is "off" when a record gets played.

However, in both cases there is a wood framed glass door that gets closed, so is that technically "down"? :scratch2: