[Jenn]

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"Arny Krueger" wrote:

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wayne wrote:

On May 27, 6:31 pm, Jenn
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Eeyore wrote:
wayne wrote:

I hope I have not screwed up on purchasing this
Thorens TD170. It's rated =/- .12% DIN but I can hear
the pitch instability.

No surprise really.

Graham

Why?

I hear it on every album. Fast song are almost passable-
untill someone holds the slightest chord-- So it's up in
the air as to wether this within the realm of .12%?
Wayne

I believe you; it does sound like a bad motor.

Probably the least like cause. After all, one of the major purposes of
classic turntable refinements like belt drive is to isolate the motor's
speed inconsistency from the LP.

What I'm questioning is Graham's statement.

Analog's inherent problems with speed consistency on a fairly gross level is
one of the major reasons that digital became popular. I happen to like slow
piano music, and never had any guarantee of lifelike reproduction in that
regard until digital became readily available.

It is well known that some people are far more sensitive to FM distortion
than others. And, there's no correlation between this ability or curse, and
perfect pitch.

How does one perceive FM distortion other than in the realm of
frequency?