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In sci.electronics.repair, on Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:32:14 -0600, Jon Elson
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micky wrote:


So is this for real, or a kickstarter designed to cheat me out of my
hard-earned money?

http://www.avsforum.com/mag-lev-turntable/

Brooklyn-Baltimore Guy

Oh, boy! Did you see how HIGH they levitate the platter? Geez, I have


Good point. Even if they can raise it that high, it seems it would both
conserve assets and increase reliability to just lift it a quarter inch.
Wouldn't that give all the alleged advantages and no added
disadvantages? So that makes it look like a fraud.

Parts of the video looked to me someone like it was an animation.

strong doubts it can be stable at that height. Also, the thing must have an
insanely strong external magnetic field.

.....

Brooklyn? As in Brooklyn bridge? Yup, sounds pretty appropriate, I'm very


I only gave my cities because I sent copies of the first post to some
friends, but I keep using different email addresses in different places
and one said he couldn't tell if it was from me or someone he didn't
know.

skeptical of this one. I think it probably CAN be done, but not as a
practical device, capable of operating right next to a megnetic phono
cartridge.

Jon