"Then there is also the truism that "the truth is usually in the middle". IOW, yes, the DJ wants torque and accurate speed control, but don't forget that the DJ's #1 goal is to get people dancing. I think audiophiles would sometimes do well by worrying more about wether the table makes them want to dance and less about the "ethereal"; whatever that is."
It's not so much a sound quality issue as it is an issue of functionality. The application for a speed control that a DJ uses is completely different than for audiophile use. An audiophile wants to spin a record at a single, consistent speed, that alters as little as possible. A DJ needs a speed control to beat match. The speed usually varies from song to song. That's what I was trying to say in my first post. They're just 2 different applications. Kind of like tube amps and tube guitar amps. There's no relation.
It's not so much a sound quality issue as it is an issue of functionality. The application for a speed control that a DJ uses is completely different than for audiophile use. An audiophile wants to spin a record at a single, consistent speed, that alters as little as possible. A DJ needs a speed control to beat match. The speed usually varies from song to song. That's what I was trying to say in my first post. They're just 2 different applications. Kind of like tube amps and tube guitar amps. There's no relation.