Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive

@richardkrebs 

Actually, Richard. Your mistaken in that I was even referencing you or your comments . The only thing I would reply to a polished shaft as a fault would be if rifling was encorperated to draw the oil upwards such as michell does would negate your view of it.
My point was and always is there are more ways to get results than the narrow view of biased ownership. 
Clearly, you don't fall in the blind bias and I know you did not state DD was superior nor did I suggest you did or do. Please reread and you will see whom ALWAYS does as in this thread.
Your last statement on why DD is more difficult to do and although not impossible is fewer than those that don't  was refreshingly pleasing to read.
None of us hear the same either complicating our opinions wrapped in facts that have as many variables changed with design and implementation from one to the next.
Believe me, I certainly wasn't referencing anyone who ever articulated what you last posted. Cheers

I respect all drives and am adamant they all have there strength and weaknesses. All have the ability to play quietly and appeal to the INDIVIDUAL'S preferences of what THEY believe is right for them. All of you that are biased closed minded to ownership not only ignore strengths , popularity, but embellish all faults of each in a general broad attacks not serving the truth to the improvements specific brand and model have.
Many inverted quality bearings in design and applied with a weighted platter show zero horizontal pull much less rubbing the spindle. General statements of ignorance not fact are common with all biased ownership rants. There were and are are an awful lot of horrible DD tables made not just the very very few better ones. Something few of you immerse in the generalized opinions paraded as facts.
Same as many belted units are sub par but far from all and idlers do indeed have a need of massaging out self noise. 

The final sound followed by users visual appeal is all that's important. Not what one or two gregarious opiners of one drive think here. Like when specs are brought up and championed, yet the fudging of how those numbers were done in Japan, a well known fact is left out. (Weighted )

Vinyl is a great medium for those that appreciate it and what it can bring to music. Bashing users like Rega owners who like the prat and prefer simpler less fussy of plug and play is childish. It would seem to me, inclusiveness would be a better way to respect choices and to learn. Being that guy that can only praise what he owns and shade anything or anyone else that doesn't fit their narrow view and generalized ignorance is killing interest and the participation in these forums.

It's not a simplistic obvious fact which is better. Its a choice in preference of appeal to tone and timbre, degree of difficulty and ability and willingness to achieve it ......and like it or not estetics are a key to most for appeal as part of the draw. I find it amazing what some have done and produced in all drives to better the playback and reduce drawbacks. The negative biased drivel of anything other than what one narrow mind owns here. ...not so much. Enjoy the music, respect the individual and his choice....after all. ..its opinion in the end..