[Arny Krueger]

"Harry Lavo" wrote in message


"Vintage Lovers" will disagree with me, but the direct
drive tables of the 70's/early 80's, while beautifully
built, were often sonically inferior to good belt drive
tables such as those manufactured by Linn, Ariston,
Thorens, etc.

Belt drive turntables have an inherent property that endears them to
"audible differences" addicts like Harry. The belts all slip. Without
constant monitoring, belt drive turntables play LPs at different speeds.
That makes them sound different, just pleasing the "It all sounds different"
bigots among us.

Direct-drive turntables are bound and determined to play recordings that the
same speed, reducing the exciting audible differences that make Harry's
world go 'round. Furthermore, direct drive turntables all use negative
feedback, and every true-blue audiophile knows how negative feedback craps
up the sound. ;-)