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Direct Drive or Belt

Hey all,

I have a question and wondered if the minds here could help.

Currently have an Old Pioneer PL-510a direct drive. I have rewired the head shell wires with new audioquest head shell wires. And use the Sure MX97e Cart. Sounds much better. I am using the Cambridge 640 and then playing into my Music Hall 25.2 amp. {Very Budget friendly :-)}

The local record shop has a few belt drives for sale. Fairly cheap.
1. Marantz 6200
2 NAD 5040.
and a few others.

My question is, would it be a step up at this point to try out a belt drive? {As in one of these models?}

The setup I have now sounds pretty darn good. But I am just not sure with the funds I have if its worth it to try one of these just for trying.

Thanks,

db
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tfkaudio
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I'd say buy records with the money you have left. The question you have to answer is whether you believe that motor noise or motor-induced vibration is affecting the quality of sound you are getting. A second question is whether the speed is stable at 33 1/3. If you are having these problems, then the upgrade may be a good idea. If not, buy records or buy some cheap American stocks before the market rebounds and sell them in a few years to buy a VPI HR-X.

Cheers.
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