One of the beauties of direct-drive or idler-drive is that the platter gets up to speed much more quickly than does that of a belt-drive turntable. In that case, the choice for me is clearer; I shut the motor down not only between LPs but also when flipping the LP in play. On a practical level, the sluggish start-up of most belt-drive turntables is partly what drove me to experiment with other drive systems. Still, no matter what type of turntable I have owned, I shut the motor down between sides. But as others have said, there is no "right" or "wrong" on this issue, IMO.
Full Manual Turntable-What to do
My Clearaudio Emotion only has an On/Off button for the motor. My question is what do you recommend when I want to put on a new album. Turn off the motor, or just lift up the existing record while the platter is still spinning?Is it a bad idea to switch the motor off every time I switch side. Your recommendation? Cheers.