Turntable Weight

[02audionoob]

I guess it is all just trail and error. but my concern would be increasing resistance on the bearings and the belt which could slow revolutions per minute down.

which on my rega maybe wouldn't be a bad thing, if it just slowed it down. i've had the feeling, especially on the tracks close to the label, that sometimes it speeds up.

there is probably a way to test the speed isn't there??? isn't there???

You wouldn't be able to slow down the Rega motor without changing the frequency of power you feed it. That's where the TT PSU comes in. If the frequency was off, the turntable would be off. I believe a strobe would also be off at that point, so the Strobe Disc would appear correct even if the speed was incorrect.

Over at AK, I read a post where someone recommended running a strip of tape around the subplatter to increase its diameter and therefore slow it down.