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From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Hype of the month
Message-ID: <3794@alice.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 2-Jun-85 13:05:42 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun  2 13:05:42 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 4-Jun-85 05:27:39 EDT
Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill
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The following quote is from an ad for a dealer named "AudioVisions"
that appears on page 95 of the July 1984 issue of Audio:


		The Oracle Turntables
		Mark II Series

... In the Mark II series, a unique capacitor pack is inserted between
the table's remote power supply and its motor.  The pack functions as
a current storage bank.  This latest innovation from Oracle should not
be confused with the mere power supply regulation or filtering used
on other tables.  It is an accepted fact that turntables are prone to
slowing down when the cartridge's stylus meets heavily modulated
record grooves (just as an electric drill, for example, slows down when
it meets a "knot" in a piece of wood).  Though the slower speed itself may
not be heard as such, the resultant binding and chattering of the stylus
will indeed be heard, all to easily: the music takes on a harsh, strident
quality, often accompanied by various minute crackling sounds, and many
musical details are lost amidst the distorted confusion.  Thus, the
ability to deliver a reserve of current -- and deliver it QUICKLY --
affects the performance of a TURNTABLE in much the same way that it
affects the performance of an AMPLIFIER.