4. GENERAL INFORMATION FOR BRINKMANN TURNTABLES
Please follow the set up procedure in the precise order as described in this manual, e.g. always
ƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞƉůĂƩĞƌŽŶƚŚĞďĞĂƌŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŽƚŽƌŶĞdžƚƚŽƚŚĞƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĂĐĐŝĚĞŶ
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ƚĂůĚĂŵĂŐĞƚŽŵŽƚŽƌŽƌƉůĂƩĞƌ͘
dŚĞƚŽŶĞĂƌŵĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞŵĂŶƵĂůĨŽůůŽǁƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƐĞŶƐŝďůĞŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŐŽŽĚƌĞƐƵůƚƐĂŶĚ
ŵŝŶŝŵŝnjĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĚĂŵĂŐĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŚĂǀŝŶŐƚŽŐŽďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚďĞƚǁĞĞŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚƐ͘
Analog Setup
Although many turntable manufacturers, reviewers and audiophiles insist that complex,
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚͲďĂƐĞĚ ƐĞƚƵƉ ŝƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ͕ ,ĞůŵƵƚ ƌŝŶŬŵĂŶŶ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ
ďĞůŝĞǀĞĚƚŚĂƚ͞^ŝŵƉůĞƌŝƐďĞƩĞƌ͖͟ĨŽƌƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƐŽŶ͕ƌŝŶŬŵĂŶŶƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌĞĚĨŽƌ
ƐŝŵƉůĞĂŶĚƐƚĂďůĞƐĞƚƵƉ͘tŚĞŶƐŬŝůĨƵůůLJƵƐĞĚ͕ďĂƐŝĐƚŽŽůƐͶƉƌŽƚƌĂĐƚŽƌ͕ƐƚLJůƵƐĨŽƌĐĞŐĂƵŐĞ͕ĞƚĐ͘ͶĂŶĚĂ
ĐƌŝƟĐĂůĞĂƌĂƌĞĂůůƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽŽďƚĂŝŶŽƉƟŵĂůƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĂŶĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůĐŽŵƉŽ
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ŶĞŶƚŽĨƌŝŶŬŵĂŶŶ͛ƐĚĞƐŝŐŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘h^ŵŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉĞƐ͕ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĂnjŝŵƵƚŚŵĞƚĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĐŽŵƉůĞdž
ĂƉƉĂƌĂƚƵƐĂƌĞ͕ŝŶŽƵƌŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͕ŶŽƚŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƐƵƉĞƌďƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵƌŝŶŬŵĂŶŶŶĂůŽŐ
Systems.
Placement
ůů ƌŝŶŬŵĂŶŶ ƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽŶͲƐƵƐƉĞŶĚĞĚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐ ƵƉŽŶ ƌĞƐŽŶĂŶĐĞ
control and discharge of unwanted mechanical energy. Consequently, the materials which comprise
ƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŽƌďĂƐĞƵƉŽŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞŝƐƉůĂĐĞĚŚĂǀĞĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƵƉŽŶƐŽƵŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘
We have had the best results with aluminium and granite surfaces, as their
ŵŝĐƌŽƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ ŝĚĞĂů ƚŽ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ƌĞƐŽŶĂŶĐĞƐ ĞǀĞŶůLJ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƌĞƐŽŶĂŶƚ
ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵ͘ Ɛ Ă ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƌƵůĞ͕ ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ůŝŬĞ ŐƌĂŶŝƚĞ Žƌ ĂůƵŵŝŶŝƵŵ ĂƌĞ ďĞƩĞƌ
ƐƵŝƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ Ă ƌŝŶŬŵĂŶŶ ƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƐŽŌĞƌ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ůŝŬĞ ǁŽŽĚ Žƌ ƉůĂƐƟĐ͘
^ŝŶĐĞƚĂƐƚĞƐĂƌĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂŶĚƐŽƵŶĚŝƐĂůǁĂLJƐĂŵĂƩĞƌŽĨƐLJŶĞƌŐLJŽĨƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ǁĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ
LJŽƵƚŽĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘
>ĞǀĞůůŝŶŐWƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞ
>ĞǀĞů ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŶĚ͕ EKd ƚŚĞ ƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞ͗ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĞƚ ŽŶ ƌŝŶŬŵĂŶŶ ƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĚũƵƐƚĂďůĞ͕
ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĨŽƌƌĞƐŽŶĂŶĐĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚƌŝŐŝĚŝƚLJ͘LJĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ŽƵƌƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞƐĂƌĞŶŽƚĂƐ
ƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞƚŽůĞǀĞůĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚƐĂƐŽƚŚĞƌƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞƐ͘ƵĞƚŽƚŚĞƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵ
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ƌŝŶŐŽĨĂůůƌŝŶŬŵĂŶŶƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞƐ͕ƚŚĞƌĞůĂƟǀĞŐĞŽŵĞƚƌŝĞƐŽĨƚŚĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƉŝĞĐĞƐǁŝůůĂůůďĞůĞǀĞůŝŶƌĞ
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ůĂƟŽŶƚŽĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͗ŝĨƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚ;WůĂƞŽƌŵͿƵƉŽŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞŝƐƉůĂĐĞĚŝƐůĞǀĞů͕ƚŚĞƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞ
will be level.
^ƚĂƌƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞ ĨĞĞƚ ƐĐƌĞǁĞĚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ĂĚũƵƐƚͬ
ĞdžƚĞŶĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďĂƐĞƵŶƟůĂůůƚŚƌĞĞĨĞĞƚŵĂŬĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ^ƚĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ
ǁŽďďůĞ͘dŚĞŐŽĂůŝƐƚŽŚĂǀĞƚŚĞĨĞĞƚĂƐĐůŽƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƚƵƌŶƚĂďůĞďŽĚLJĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘
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