[Jenn]

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"Margaret von B" wrote:

"Jenn" wrote in message

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In article ,
"Arny Krueger" wrote:

"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, snip

They are also bound and determined to be noisy. In my experience, the
current crop of turntables costing less than $400 sound better than the
massive-based DDs of yesteryear.

Not necessarily. Late 80's Denon DP59L sounds better than any of the current
under $400 tables that I've heard in my system. I think it cost $650 with
arm back then.


Cheers!

Margaret

I'm glad that it sounds good in your system. I had a DP 62L for a long
time, and sold it last year for a Clearaudio. In the shopping process,
I liked the sound of the inexpensive Pro-Jects, et al, more than the
Denon.