From my experience, having had only one 1 motor and then upgrading to 3 later on with my Transrotor turntable, I think the merits are both from what the designer puts and what the customer wants. I decided to go with a 3 motor setup after upgrading to a 80MM platter which was twice as heavy as the other stock 40MM platter that was on before. I wanted to go this route because I wanted to add extra torque capacity at startup to enable to platter to spin-up to speed from a cold start. With one motor and one belt, it took some time and it was noticeable, with the heavy platter upgrade, the manufacturer suggested the 3 motor route...the motors did not change, I mean it was the same motor either with one or 3 motors, but there is no noise at all, and the Transrotor speed controller allows me to monitor the variances in speed and make on the fly changes as needed in case I need to.
I know some state that a high torque motor is capable of driving a heavy platter with no problem but the Transrotor motors, I am not sure who makes these are so quiet and work great for me and I am not sure if they are high torque or not. That is where the ultimate decision lies, what works for you as a customer, it is your decision based on your own parameters. Good luck.
Ciao,
Audioquest4life
I know some state that a high torque motor is capable of driving a heavy platter with no problem but the Transrotor motors, I am not sure who makes these are so quiet and work great for me and I am not sure if they are high torque or not. That is where the ultimate decision lies, what works for you as a customer, it is your decision based on your own parameters. Good luck.
Ciao,
Audioquest4life