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I personally don't like the long thread drive and the concept of mounting the motor separately on a distant pedestal of its own. This could cause all sorts of havoc with the drive system.

Huh??
No one I know mounts the motor separately on a distant pedestal of its own. Not that it would matter anyway. You see real owners know that La Platine's platter system is unique, in that it provides for acceleration and braking to deal with the records behavior. The only platter system I know of that does this. Name another. The motor itself has very little influence and provides mere pulses of power through the string.
Speed changes take a long time.
For this reason no one on this thread should consider DJ'ing with La Platine.

Back when I used to frequent local audio stores, which is to say back when such stores even existed in the DC area, that's how La Platine was set up for demonstration. The motor was situated at least 3-4 feet away from the platter, on its own separate pedestal. I know one local owner who also abides by that custom.  No, La Platine would not be suitable for DJ work, because it probably takes nearly a minute to come up to speed and stabilize. 

I don't know how the motor knows when to deliver "only pulses of power", since there is no feedback between the motor and platter.  (Of course, one could do that with aftermarket add-ons like the Phoenix Engineering stuff.)  But the string impressed me as "slippy" against the blank stainless steel or aluminum peripheral surface of the platter. in any case.  Thus, feedback between platter speed and motor would be imprecise, requiring frequent corrective action. Like many of this type of belt drive, platter mass and inertia are counted upon to keep speed constant. And I'm not saying this method is a complete failure.  It obviously has its adherents. I guess you like it, and I don't.  Please don't be offended.  

ah. there is that dealer "setup" reference again, and a lot of "I don't know how" .
why not just make a commitment.... find out for yourself - and share info as a real owner. Why post info outside your wheelhouse.
btw - Playing a record is no reason for anyone to offence to anything.
Posting wrong info is well just wrong.

@ OP Jose - trust you found the information you were looking for ?
Cheers

No, La Platine would not be suitable for DJ work, because it probably takes nearly a minute to come up to speed and stabilize.

I saw DJ’s in Italy in the ’70s with unimaginable turntables when many DJ’s were already using direct drives...do you know the Transcriptor Hydraulic?Here are those :(
In some disco clubs they used. Panic!!!!

besty,  I once owned a Transcriptors Hydraulic.  The thing was irresistible of you were a gadgeteer, which I was and am.  However, the shortcomings of the turntable and especially the weird tonearm with the floppy headshell were readily apparent, even then.  If you're old enough, you recall seeing it in the futuristically violent movie, "Clockwork Orange".

Ct, If I have a total misconception of La Platine, why not inform me and the others?  How would the platter and motor interact?  I realize the motor could have a controller to set voltage and current for optimal speed stability, much like the operation of a VPI SDS or a Walker Motor Controller.  If that's what you are talking about, please do let me/us know.  Those devices work on the motor in a favorable way, but they are not best for sensing and correcting speed errors due to belt slip, belt creep, or stylus drag. For that, it seems to me that the Verdier relies upon the high mass platter and its rotational inertia.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.  It's just not my preference at this point in my audio life. 

By the way, wouldn't one assume that La Platine dealers know how best to set up the turntable?  So, why should I not report what I saw over and over again in dealer showrooms over a period of several years?  And also in the home of a local friend who uses a La Platine currently, and who is a very knowledgeable hobbyist and informally also a dealer.  Tell me, how far do YOU place the motor from the turntable?  Because there's no way the motor can be mounted on the same base as the turntable, which would be closer to ideal, in my opinion. 

My use of the phrase "I don't know how" was only a gentle way of saying it seems impossible that the platter talks to the motor or vice-versa.  I'll try to be more explicit next time.