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| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? Can we get back on track talking about the genres of turntable drive system? It's not that I don't believe the improvement of a turntable mat - of course they do - but we were talking about the TYPE of improvement, in what area the mat will improv... | |
| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? If the speed of a turntable is off by 1%, which can happen to some Rega tables, you think a fancy platter mat(I am sticking to the term "mat" instead of pad just for conventionality, why change now.) can improve that? Enough said. | |
| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? "But lack of 'slam' and 'drive' is more related to the drive then a platter-mat, in my current experience."Totally agree. I can't seem to understand how a platter mat can improve dynamics, slam, and "drive". No matter what mat I put on my Empire o... | |
| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? Axelwahl says, "One expert put two Micro-Seiki on top of each other --- and then waits 5 minutes for the darn thing to stabilize the speed." I think the flagship Nottingham Deco took such approach, with a massive 64 pound that is as thick as a mic... | |
| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? Platter is important but in my experience the motor is the most important and then combination of platter and bearing. After all the motor is the active component here, hence it's called TURN-table for a reason. It has the most demanding job and r... | |
| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? The "whatever sounds good" opinion is a consumer attitude and there's nothing wrong with that but can never work as and apply to science nor truth seeking. I certainly hope people who do manufacturing has done more research than just "whatever sou... | |
| I need a turntable, only have $450 to spare... Why in the hell people still think direct drive turntables are noisier than belt drive or other genres? The motor spins at 33rpm!! That's half hertz! It is as quiet as you can get! It spins as quietly as the bearing itself in a belt drive minus th... | |
| New Aluminum Platter from VPI Is VPI the new Linn of circle jerk? | |
| Why Linear Tracking never took off? What if I put an armboard on top of a THK motion track and use the Rabco part for sensor and motorization. I bet that will work if look bulky. Just imagine a Rabco mounted upside down. A typical 9" pivot arm will work just fine. The whole thing wo... | |
| Why Linear Tracking never took off? I always wish someone can make a tonearm mounting system that allows you to install your pivot arm on it and then servo control its lateral movement, gliding one direction like the Rabco. Imagine a gliding armboard with your favorite pivot arm and... | |
| Basis Vector Setup-Am I missing anything? Dump the Rega table. | |
| Why Linear Tracking never took off? I go back an forth on such design. I think the servo system is not as bad as what people might think. It can sound excellent. My Yamaha PX2 is one great performer. | |
| Servo Controlled Arm Eldartford, thanks for the comment and explanation. I understand the financial difficulty in such project but I just wish audiophiles are more open-minded about such devices and not write it off so handily by preconceived notions. Look what happen... | |
| Servo Controlled Arm I just received a JVC QL-Y5F today and the servo controlled tonearm does work! It sound very good and very stable and no problem tracking warp record. Now, I really wonder why people don't use more of such design... | |
| AT150MLX cart + Cambridge Audio 640P Phono Stage Nice review. My recent experience with the Audio Technica cartridge came from a used turntable that I purchased recently and it was an eye opener. Once I am done with all my used cartridges, I will get a new AT150 soon. It sounds particularly good... |