Why According to some Turntable extremists Pitch Control and Direct Drive is Sacrilege?

The EMT 950 is a fantastic Turntable - I own one - among dozens of other tables,  in use are only DD tables.  As far as speed accuracy nothing really comes close to the EMT 950 - the Denon DP80 and the DN 308 perhaps.    Heres a small video of the speed accuracy of the EMT950 - I used a RoadRunner Tachometer for this one.

https://www.facebook.com/peter.noerbaek/videos/vb.682594511/10156654485509512/?type=3

and this one I have posted before - a GrooveMaster Vintage Direct DP80 Professional - donor to this is the Denon DP80.  Shows the astonishing speed accuracy of the DP80 over an entire album side - the wall the dot from the timeline is projected on is 26 feet away from the turntable center.

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https://www.facebook.com/170947997876/videos/10154978712417877/

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https://www.facebook.com/170947997876/videos/10154978713202877/


Good Listening

Peter

Dear @alexberger :  """  Why studios and radio stations that have enough money bought EMT that where 2 times more expansive?  """

in reality that's unimportant because at the end the EMT design still is a broadcasting design to fulfill the broadcasting needs but certainly not for the expert audiophiles/music lovers.

Now, I'm not in love with the Technics SP10MK2 that was designed to a price point for broadcasting job not for audiophiles where it needs a lot of tweaks to perfoms decent.

But exist other broadcasting TT design coming from Denon the DP-100 and its studio version is way more expensive than the Technics and maybe  that the EMT and several radio stations bougth it.
But the DP 100 home version is better unit that any of the Technics including the MK3 and does not needs any tweak.

As I told you I had the opportunity to listen to two different EMT models and I already posted that specs can't tell us the whole history. I'm not judging by specs, not this time.

DD/idler drive have not the exclusive for a rigth quality level performance.
Rockport made DD and belt drive and Goldmund was belt drive but the today NVS is DD but the MS statement SZ-1 is belt drive and I know and agoner that own it and is the Lyra cartridge designer @jcarr and he can put true " ligth " on this outstanding MS unit.

In the other side DD designs are used/using in the cutting michenes because it needs very high torque and speed stability but this kind of work is way different of what we audiophiles need at home. You or me or any one do not need that very high torque.

You are entilted with your EMT but that does not means it's a top audiophile TT because it's not, it's what you like and that's all.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R

What matters is to listen to a wide variety of turntables of all types, carefully and for extended periods of time in one's own home on one's own carefully selected system, and thereby to decide what sounds best to one's own ears.  That process in reality never ends. If you have honestly taken on that task, then there are no explanations necessary. And this thread is a waste of time, although it is a credit to Vinnie, who definitely knows how to start an argument and now must be laughing his ass off.

For every pro and con in favor of one drive method, there is a complementary pro and con for either of the others.  The matter cannot and should not be expected to reach absolute conclusions and certainly not through verbal debate.  If you think you own the one and only absolute truth, you've missed the point.

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This!

Well said.

And currently setting up to  explore exactly that.

Nottingham Spacedeck for belt drive.
Lenco L78 for idler drive
Victor tt81 for DD.

Going to be a long haul......

That will only tell you which of those particular 3 you like best.  It won't give you an answer that is broadly applicable overall, because there is no way to do that in a finite lifespan.  That was my main point. Be sure to keep tonearm and cartridge constant, if at all possible.