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Direct Drive

I am firmly in the digital camp, but I’ve dabbled in vinyl.  Back in the day I was fascinated by Technics Direct Drive tt, but couldn’t afford them.  I was stuck with my entry level Gerrard.  I have been sans turntable for about 5 years now but the new gear bug is biting.  I am interested in the Technics 1500 which comes with an Ortofon Red and included pre amp.  I have owned Rega P5 which I hated for its speed instability and a Clearaudio Concept which was boring as hell.

  Direct Drive was an anathema to audiophiles in the nineties but every time I heard  one it knocked my socks off.  What do the analogers here think of Direct Drive?  I listen to Classical Music exclusively 

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lewm
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I owe Mijo an apology. He referenced the STST because  it is DD (and apparently suspended). So he was not being disloyal to his favorite suspended BD turntables, SOTA or Helix.

sokogear
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I thought he (@mijostyn) said he liked Thorens’ 1600 BD over anything within twice it’s price.

sunnydas1
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A direct drive transmits motion to a system or object requiring actuation without the use of any further mechanical components.

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theophile
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From Harry Weisfeld

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?attachments/c74f09c9-9ca1-43ba-9c35-a8dd0e307582-jpeg.2581917/

lewm
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Whatever Harry Weisfeld wrote on Audiokarma, it cannot be accessed unless one is registered over there.

Sunnydas1, what is your point? In a direct drive turntable, you can think of the platter as the rotor part of a typical motor.  As in a classical motor, the rotor is driven by the stator due to electromagnetic interaction.  Nothing physically touches the rotor (in this case, synonymous with the platter) in a motor.

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