Why three motors?



Can someone enlighten me on the wisdom of having a three motor turntable like the TW Acustic with only ONE side of the belt touching the platter?

Here is an example.

I just don't get it...
hiho
Thanks Dgad, interesting post. Are the motors with the BN the same as the AC 1/3? I thought from pics they looked shorter/smaller and if so might have less torque. What I am wondering is; if the AC 1 motor is stout enough the addition of more doesn't add much. Where as if the BN may have been designed to use 3 smaller motors and thus the test with one compromises the set up.

I also wonder what parts of the BN give the most improvement over the ACs. Very different materials are used for platter and plinth. I also wonder if a BN platter on an AC would be the value upgrade if it can be done.

Thanks, Terry
Thanks Dgad, interesting post. Are the motors with the BN the same as the AC 1/3? I thought from pics they looked shorter/smaller and if so might have less torque. What I am wondering is; if the AC 1 motor is stout enough the addition of more doesn't add much. Where as if the BN may have been designed to use 3 smaller motors and thus the test with one compromises the set up.

I also wonder what parts of the BN give the most improvement over the ACs. Very different materials are used for platter and plinth. I also wonder if a BN platter on an AC would be the value upgrade if it can be done.

Thanks, Terry
Terry

They are all the same motors just a different external casing. Power supplies are different between the tables.

Paul
Do not try to find a reason: it is all written in this small excerpt about the three motor configuration taken from the review "TW-Acustic Raven AC – setting new trends.By Holger Barske, Editor in chief, LP magazine (Issue 6/06)"

Tom Woschnick simply grins when confronted with this objection: “I’ve tried everything – it simply sounds better like that.”