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  Is Direct Drive Really Better?
I've been reading and hearing more and more about the superiority of direct drive because it drives the platter rather than dragging it along by belt. It actually makes some sense if you think about cars. Belt drives rely on momentum from a heavy platter to cruise through tight spots. Direct drive actually powers the platter. Opinions?
Macrojack  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-09-06
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04-29-06   nothing much to worry about, twl. the existing stock of aff ...   Macrojack

04-29-06   "62 hz, 89 rpm, 16%. wow!" lol! but: "the e ...   Zaikesman

05-01-06   Yet to be addressed is the subject of quartz lock. quartz i ...   Psychicanimal

05-01-06   "if any of you guys would meet me in person and looked ...   Zaikesman

05-01-06   It's like shaking hands with the direct-drive alexander port ...   Viridian

05-02-06   It's not the "quartz-locking" timing reference tha ...   Twl

05-02-06   My goodness twl, get a shotgun if you want to go hunting. l ...   Psychicanimal

05-02-06   I think that might be an actionable offense in many states.. ...   Zaikesman

05-02-06   Psychic! you truly are an animal! :) how are you adjusting t ...   Dan_ed

05-02-06   Vitality is vital. essential. quintessential. i never have ...   Macrojack

05-03-06   Lol! i realize that in most turntables, the speed is well-en ...   Twl

05-03-06   Of all types of tt faults, speed error and wow and flutter a ...   Eldartford

05-03-06: Psychicanimal
Eldart, good to 'see' you!!!

Now Zikes, wait a minute. What's this "objectionable in some states" crap? Wasn't them minutemen (ie, founding fathers) who:

1) brewed their own beer,

2) grew their own hemp (and smoked it),

3) rode on horseback bearing guns & knives and

4) went back home to their favorite imported (and paid with hard currency) curvaceous African women?

Man, surely no one asked me to become a guerilla fighter in order to live like that! I *might* have joined in...

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Psychicanimal  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


05-03-06: Macrojack
Psychoticanimal,
I have read that the Constitution and Declaration of Independance were both written on hemp paper. At one time farmers were required to grow the stuff to help pay for the war. Another interesting fact is that the war effort was equipped and capitalized by the harvesting of native Ginseng. Seems the stuff that grew wild in Virginia was the best in the world and we were able to trade with Asia for things we could not produce. You know, like cameras and televisions and cars.
Currently we are returning to those days when we imported almost everything. Can I get a witness?

It seems that we all agree that no turntable and no drive system can accomplish theoretical perfection, and some of us feel that today's best are good enough. I'm in that group because I have been impressed throughout this discussion with the knowledge that I can't afford anything appreciatively better than what I have. Fortunately I like it.

Macrojack  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


05-04-06   Macrojack, after reading this thread (much of which i don't ...   Ccryder

05-04-06   Chuck, initially i posed the question because of curiosity a ...   Macrojack

05-04-06   perhaps the correct answer is not the one some may believe. ...   4yanx

05-04-06   Oy! the suspense is killing me. 4yanx, who is it? who brings ...   Macrojack

05-04-06   Naw, i ain't bitin'. like tables, if you're happy with your ...   4yanx

05-04-06   Thanks. very interesting. it'd be fun some day (this is pu ...   Ccryder

05-04-06   It wouldn't prove anything i don't think, but it certainly w ...   Drubin

05-04-06   Drubin, you've hit upon a great idea. talk about a crowd att ...   Macrojack

05-04-06   Those coming to denver will get to hear the exact same table ...   Teres

05-04-06   And, that denver trip is less than 10 days away! i'm salivat ...   Dan_ed

05-04-06   Teres: you *elected* to implement it with direct-drive. why ...   Zaikesman

05-04-06   Zaikes, if you think about for a minute, moving to dd for ma ...   Dan_ed

05-04-06   P.a. may be waiting for me to apologize for calling him psyc ...   Macrojack

05-05-06   I was sincere in my question to teres -- not pessimistic, on ...   Zaikesman

05-05-06   Zaikesman, i have to admit that the direct drive choice was ...   Teres

05-05-06   Perhaps the original question should have been: why do belt ...   qualityman@

05-05-06   Specs...it is obvious that the sonic character of a loudspea ...   Eldartford

05-05-06   As a proponent of the "niche market" rim drive gro ...   Tbg

05-05-06   Dear friends: there is other point that " speaks " ...   Rauliruegas

05-05-06   Thanks teres for elaborating. guess it's a good thing you f ...   Zaikesman

05-05-06   Hi raul, from a quick google: "scully lathes where made ...   Johnnantais

05-05-06   Dear jean: thx about the scully info. +++++ " the best ...   Rauliruegas

05-05-06   The technics quartz locked lathe is the standard.   Psychicanimal

05-05-06   Tbg...if you want to measure resonant frequency (and i presu ...   Eldartford

05-07-06   O.k. everyone seems to agree that we don't like vibrations a ...   Macrojack

05-08-06   Direct drive or die.   Psychicanimal

05-08-06   I think it is because turntable designers all have varying d ...   Twl

05-08-06   Is it really possible to design the perfect turntable. i thi ...   Tbg

05-08-06   Macrojack: i am staying belt driven!!! jejeje, lots of impro ...   Flg2001

05-15-06   I had the pleasure of hearing the new teres 380 direct drive ...   Dan_ed

05-15-06   Dan. the 320 that was just a very short time ago the table t ...   4yanx

05-16-06   I was there too. although i left before dan arrived, i was a ...   Macrojack

05-16-06   Ok, how about "humbled"? anyone is welcomed to go ...   Dan_ed

05-16-06   Dan, don't take personal offense, please. my only point is t ...   4yanx

05-16-06   4yanx, i can't place either the 320 or 380 in the hierarchy ...   Macrojack

05-16-06   One word regarding your question, mj. no! :-)   4yanx

05-16-06   No offense at all, 4yanx. i understood what you meant and wh ...   Dan_ed

05-16-06   Dan, do you have any sense of whether the differences you he ...   Drubin

05-16-06   Drubin, i was expecting this question and i have thought abo ...   Dan_ed

05-16-06   Thanks. i knew it was a tough question.   Drubin

05-16-06   Dan, do you remember the color of the belt on the 320 and 2 ...   Dougdeacon

05-16-06   I'm pretty sure it was a clear belt that was used on both th ...   Dan_ed

05-16-06   I also remember him using a clear belt.   Macrojack

05-17-06   That's the 2 mil mylar belt, which is a close second best of ...   Dougdeacon

05-17-06   My son, who was with me at the teres show, said the 380 had ...   Macrojack

05-17-06   Good one, tom! :) a good question as well. i suspect that t ...   Dan_ed

05-17-06   Interesting stuff, i hope teres comments on it. my own ques ...   Zaikesman

05-17-06   Dan, i don't want to steer this thread toward zu so i'll ema ...   Macrojack

05-22-06   Dear teres: first congratulations for be on that dd design a ...   Rauliruegas

06-12-06   I feel the need to correct here something i have said in my ...   Taviran

06-12-06   then i guess it wouldn't shock you how many times there've b ...   Zaikesman

06-12-06   Zaikesman, what post does this respond to? i kind of agree w ...   Tbg

06-12-06   Was that you, alex? i felt so stupid, and it wasn't even th ...   Drubin

06-13-06   Tbg: which post was i repsonding to? the last sentence of t ...   Zaikesman

06-14-06   +++ do you think that in this moment your non-metal dd desig ...   Teres

06-14-06   Teres: although my tt is made entirely of cast aluminum, i c ...   Zaikesman

06-17-06   Dear teres: it is a fact that in your subjective tt evaluati ...   Rauliruegas

04-11-11   A `feature' yet unmentioned(unless i missed it?) a dd tt uni ...   Martinhall

04-11-11   In my last post i had the shindo labs turntable, arm, and ca ...   Tbg

02-05-12   Very interesting thread. perhaps the best analogy with regar ...   Lohanimal

02-06-12   Martinhall wrote, "a `feature' yet unmentioned(unless i ...   Lewm


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