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Are more turntable motors better?

I did a quick search of the archives and couldn't find a thread about this, feel free to show me if I didn't look hard enough. Question is: are more motors better in a belt-driven table? Seems like pricier models are always more likely to have more motors, and manufacturers offer addtional motors as upgrades, but does it always result in improved sound? Theoretically, additional motors may tend to cancel out each others speed fluctuations, but overall noise may be higher. Thoughts?
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kipdent
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Yes, Dentoarm, I am desperately wanting to set up the HS-80 flywheel in the correct "mirror image" position. Initially I had to set it in the less-than-ideal position due to WAF issues. However, I think I've figured out a way to juggle all my components in my cabinet to allow the mirror image positioning and I will report back once this is completed.

Thanks!
kipdent
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I will say that when I added the Micro Seiki HS-80 passive flywheel to my (obviously single-motor) thread-driven RX-5000, the background was as quiet as ever, but the solidity of piano notes was even more impressive. A clever solution to keeping it simple yet providing even more system inertia.
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