Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm

Tonywinsc - my post was meant to imply the Bearing Design. Sorry for the confusion. The bearing being the part that is typically replaced.

TonyWinsc - My tt has a hardened steel ball turning on a flat sapphire disc. It is not only very quiet, but would likely last for a billion cycles. At 33 1/3 rpm that is 57 years continuous running. My great great grandkids will be playing records on it.

Oh I agree that all these tables will be around for our great great grandkids to use - if they want them.

When you say very quiet - what is this based on? What tables have you compared next to it in the same room/gear to make this statement?

By chance did these tables also have the same tonearm/cartridge on them as well going through the same gear?

How many years does a billion cycles translate to ? Is longevity of an affordable bearing your prime consideration?

These are not direct questions to you - just some considerations. I think when people come on forums and say something like "very quiet" it needs a reference, a standard that the personal opinion is based on.

I will just say this.

Sometimes, something needs to removed to be able to hear the difference it makes.

Cheers

Tonywinsc - 57 years continuous running bearing life - thanks.

just to recap for people that did not see my vid on rauls thread.....on how a good turntable will handle pulses from my finger which would be a thousand times more then any groove modulation!the kab strobodisk will show off this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB2TaN2FPRU

if your interested contact me

Lawrence
Fidelity Forward

Dover,

what table are you using for those tests, would be great to see an actual video like Halcro provided.

For what its worth I rate the Idlers as my favourite.

I too have owned belt,dd and idler, and as good as my last dd sounded (slate plinthed Technics SP 10 MKII), it just wasn't as musical as a modded Lenco 75 I now use.