Yes, but to reiterate the point, Stewart is trying to ignore.
Good execution is very important.

Simple one piece plastic bearings that won't last are inferior
to two bearings and a belt if well made. Not much way to
argue that the design that lasts years is worse than one giving up
the ghost in 18 months.

A matter of basic engineering, simple overly flimsy parts don't
last as long as adequately engineered parts much less over
engineered parts. Hence a well done belt drive isn't inept
rather simply well done.

Dennis

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message :

It's a matter of basic engineering. LPs spin at constant angular
velocity, therefore you want a table with an absolutely constant
rotational speed, where high inertia is an advantage. Being a fully
mechanical medium, you also need extremely low bearing noise and no
transmission of motor vibrations.

CDs have a constant linear velocity, hence the rotational speed is
constantly varying, and low inertia is an advantage. Combine that with
the use of a FIFO buffer and a servo circuit, and the fact that
'cogging' and bearing noise are irrelevant for a CD transport, and it
becomes obvious that the addition of a second bearing assembly and
intermediate belt offers no advantage, just more to go wrong and
higher mechanical stresses.
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering