my no. 1 design criteria for selecting a (belt drive) is actually to select a direct drive -- isn't that odd -- I wish my HK Rabco was direct drive!
High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference?
As I am recently back playing with analog gear after some 15 years away, I thought I would ask the long time experts here about the two major camps of record players -- high vs low mass-loaded-type tables...
For example, an equivalently priced VPI table (say a Classic, Aries or Prime) versus a Rega RP8/10 or equivalent Funk Firm table... the design philosophies are so different ... one built like a tank, the other like a lightweight sports car...
Just wondering if the folks here have had direct experience with such or similar tables, and what have been your experiences and sense of strengths and weaknesses of these two different types of tables.
For example, an equivalently priced VPI table (say a Classic, Aries or Prime) versus a Rega RP8/10 or equivalent Funk Firm table... the design philosophies are so different ... one built like a tank, the other like a lightweight sports car...
Just wondering if the folks here have had direct experience with such or similar tables, and what have been your experiences and sense of strengths and weaknesses of these two different types of tables.
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@lewm I concur to setting azimuth on LT and my HK Rabco(very heavy and unsuspended nearly 40lb deck pretty rare to find as well) does have azimuth adjustable. LT arms indeed problematic with suspended turntables and less-likely you can find one made or built that originally goes with linear arm. Most of LTs move the arm tube as soon as it tracks to the point of electrical contact to engage the tonearm motor that will move another notch of the arm tube close to the end of record thus LT always tracks at angle, but not as sharp as pivoted arm so the problems aren't same for pivoted vs. LT. |
dover1,088 posts05-25-2017 5:37pmThere are few modern linear arms made with air bearing just like air-hockey.On the contrary there are many - Indeed you've named few. Now try to list ones that don't use air bearing and than compare two numbers and the number 'on the right' which is modern linear arms will be infinitesimally small. |