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Platter for Pro-Ject Perspective?

mbphotox

mbphotox

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Since my Platter on the Perspective Anniversary is toast, I'm gonna need a new one.

Haven't heard back from Pro-Ject about the cost for the original one (slim and fancy composite made from metal and vinyl coating), but I fear it's gonna be a joke, like most of their accessory prices.

The Perspective has been on the market for quite a long time, but you don't find too much info on it, aside from hundreds of stores still trying to sell the first gen with metal tonearm and Ortofon silver cartridge for 1 grand or even less...


What options, if any, would I have if I were to get a different platter instead of the original one?


Full disclosure: I want to fix the turntable so I can sell it. Saving up for a Yamaha GT-2000 until then.
 
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Pro-ject sells number of upgrade platters for some of their models. Perhaps a dealer could tell you whether one of them would fit, in the event you can't get a hold on an OEM platter for that player.
 
Grbluen said:
I don't have any suggestions for you.
I am curious as to what happened to the original platter. I don't see many threads about damaged platters
Thx
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belt sticks to platter (Perspective anvy)

I have a Pro-Ject Perspective Anniversary that I'm considering selling. It's a great turntable, but I want to swap it out for "the Classic Evo" to get a more retro down-to-earth look. (more of a side-grade or even a downgrade, I guess) Now I've encountered an issue: the belt is like it was...
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the platter is an aluminium-vinyl composite and the vinyl coating has dissolved... I'm of half a mind to just rub/sand it all off until I hit the blank metal, but afraid that this would cause issues with the speed.
 
If it was mine I would do just that. I’d then find a decent mat of similar thickness. I don’t think there would any speed issues. The damage has already been done so there’s nothing to lose.
 
mbphotox said:

belt sticks to platter (Perspective anvy)

I have a Pro-Ject Perspective Anniversary that I'm considering selling. It's a great turntable, but I want to swap it out for "the Classic Evo" to get a more retro down-to-earth look. (more of a side-grade or even a downgrade, I guess) Now I've encountered an issue: the belt is like it was...
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the platter is an aluminium-vinyl composite and the vinyl coating has dissolved... I'm of half a mind to just rub/sand it all off until I hit the blank metal, but afraid that this would cause issues with the speed.
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If removing the coating changes the diameter of the platter then yes the speed will be off.
 
The coating only dissolved on the outer rim of the platter, where the belt touches it.

I guess it might only be 1/100 of a mm...
 
mbphotox said:
The coating only dissolved on the outer rim of the platter, where the belt touches it.

I guess it might only be 1/100 of a mm...
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Not sure how much it will change things but disclosing the issue will definitely affect sale value, do they sell an upgrade platter you could sell with the table?
 
Sgt Shultz said:
Not sure how much it will change things but disclosing the issue will definitely affect sale value, do they sell an upgrade platter you could sell with the table?
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that was my question for this topic

the perspective has been discontinued for 2 decades.. still dozens of shops that offer it new but apparently that's a different company behind those systems.

I cannot find any info on upgrade platters or other things, since the company hasn't listed that model on their website..

and the platter is very thin and dense, unlike the typical platters from Pro-Ject.
 
mbphotox said:
that was my question for this topic

the perspective has been discontinued for 2 decades.. still dozens of shops that offer it new but apparently that's a different company behind those systems.

I cannot find any info on upgrade platters or other things, since the company hasn't listed that model on their website..

and the platter is very thin and dense, unlike the typical platters from Pro-Ject.
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It's definitely a conundrum.
 
Unobtanium part then? How about posting a pic of the damage you describe and you'll likely get better ideas about possible solutions, FWIW.
 
Does the wear impact the speed or function of the belt drive/platter system?

If I were in your shoes, I would measure the total thickness of the platter and also the relative thickness and shape/size of the center surfaces that mate to the spindle. I'd then see whether any of the available Pro-Ject aftermarket platters fit those dimensions.

If there are no options to replace it with a new platter, you're going to have to decide whether to sell it as is (assuming the function of the overall machine has not been compromised by the wear) or clean up and potentially touch up the wear. If what we see here is a vinyl coating having been worn through to an metal disk, you could gently smooth out the wear with something like a dremel tool and paint it, or evenly expose the metal underneath in a way that looks good and functions well.

Last question since the pic doesn't make it clear to me: is there any chance that what we're seeing is actually years of deposited belt/rubber residue on the platter, which could simply be rubbed away? Most turntable belt surfaces will accumulate rubber residue over time.
 
you could actually be right, there...
I've sent a good 5 minutes rubbing the rim with IPA and a mf cloth already.. but what if I need to go at it again?

the narrower part of the platter is (where it kinda slopes inward before touching the LP) 4mm thick solid Vinyl, I just learned today.

Apparently that 4mm thick layer is sandwiched on top of a 2,6kg aluminium platter.
I'm assuming, they used a thin layer of vinyl to bond them, or coat everything..


But I'll take another picture in daylight tomorrow.
 
Before I would do anything, I would just clean both the platter rim and belt with nothing more then dish soap. Then check its speed and wow and flutter. I don't think its that difficult to do. If it is even close to spec. your good to go. That's a beautiful a table I would not want to let go of. It might make 0 difference in real world performance anyway.
 
charles 1973 said:
Before I would do anything, I would just clean both the platter rim and belt with nothing more then dish soap. Then check its speed and wow and flutter. I don't think its that difficult to do. If it is even close to spec. your good to go. That's a beautiful a table I would not want to let go of. It might make 0 difference in real world performance anyway.
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it is a beautiful turntable, for sure. But I somehow outgrew that "modern" style...

Will give the soap a try, even got a new belt here already, although the current one measured just fine 2 or 3 months ago:
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washed it with soap and a non-scratch scotch brite sponge.. the residue doesn't care..

but I'm now fairy convinced that this is my old belt on there, bc the surface is soft and a fingernail can leave a mark.. (not possible anywhere else on the platter)

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here you can see the marks
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What could I use to try and clean it?

Pretty sure that Acetone would be a bad idea since that would attack the paint (or whatever that is covering the metal platter)
 
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