Tough one. A friend and I years ago owned high end Denon tables with separate arms and high end cartridges. We thought we had it figured out until taking home a lowly NAD $250 belt drive. We laughed about its flimsy construction and cheap plastic. Then 15 seconds into the first cut of vinyl we looked at each other and exclaimed oh s.....!
The blackness of the table was immediate and everything came alive. Although, I have even heard old Dual rim drive tables sound great. So it's in the engineering and designm and NOT always the type. We sold the Denons and purchased AR belt drives.
In general, belt drives do tend to sound better. Good luck.
The blackness of the table was immediate and everything came alive. Although, I have even heard old Dual rim drive tables sound great. So it's in the engineering and designm and NOT always the type. We sold the Denons and purchased AR belt drives.
In general, belt drives do tend to sound better. Good luck.