Why According to some Turntable extremists Pitch Control and Direct Drive is Sacrilege?


Why shouldnt perfect direct drive speed and pitch control be part of an Audiophile turntable system.  Not having pitch control is like missing a stereo mono switch.
Every high end turntable should have pitch control. 
vinny55

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So called, home market equipment made today in garage is designed by mediocre engineers, who don’t have enough education and talent to work in Hi-Tech.
Except for those that have degrees?? Obviously this statement is false.
ALL vinyl record lacquers disc (from 70x up today) are cut by DD turntable machines. Older lacquer where cut by worm-gear turntable machines.
This statement is also false. Many LPs were cut in the 70s and 80s (and today) on Scully lathes. There are a good number of Scullys still in service (I have one FWIW). It was the Technics SP10 MkIII that was used for LP mastering, not the MkII; the latter has insufficient torque.