Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!info-high-audio-request From: rogerk@uunet.uu.net (Roger Knopf 5502) Newsgroups: rec.audio.high-end Subject: Re: Earthquakes vs Stereos Message-ID: <5008@uwm.edu> Date: 12 Jul 90 20:39:43 GMT Sender: news@uwm.edu Lines: 35 Approved: tjk@csd4.csd.uwm.edu In article <4973@uwm.edu> you write: >A friend of mine is moving out here (Santa Cruz) from Texas, and he's >worried about setting his stereo up in case an earthquake hits; in >particular, he's concerned about his Goldmund ST4 turntable. Good. Another audio-freak coming to Paradise. Have him look me up when he gets here, we can listen to each other's record collection. >Can anyone provide war stories of how your stereo survived (or didn't >survive) the latest quake. Reference to how your turntable(s) fared >would be most appreciated. I would estimate that I live somewhere more than 4 miles but less than 10 from the epicenter, ie its just up the hill from me, I can see it from my driveway.... All my gear survived the quake OK. My turntable is on top of my equipment rack and its over 100lbs, bottom weighted. My speakers did endos, though but fortunately were not damaged except for a little cosmetic damage. In the next quake, I am more worried about my speakers than my turntable. Since the quake, I have taken to locking my tonearm down but not putting the plastic stylus guard on. Throughout equipment changes I have kept the center of gravity on my equipment rack low. One other note: I was home playing a record on my Rega during an aftershock (about 5.1 richter). The record never even skipped! Now *thats* isolation from shock! -- Roger Knopf SCO Consulting Services "The True Believers will...formulate uunet!sco!rogerk or rogerk@sco.com a message that even a monkey could 408-425-7222 (voice) 408-458-4227 (fax) understand." --Jeff Tye