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Direct Drive

I am firmly in the digital camp, but I’ve dabbled in vinyl.  Back in the day I was fascinated by Technics Direct Drive tt, but couldn’t afford them.  I was stuck with my entry level Gerrard.  I have been sans turntable for about 5 years now but the new gear bug is biting.  I am interested in the Technics 1500 which comes with an Ortofon Red and included pre amp.  I have owned Rega P5 which I hated for its speed instability and a Clearaudio Concept which was boring as hell.

  Direct Drive was an anathema to audiophiles in the nineties but every time I heard  one it knocked my socks off.  What do the analogers here think of Direct Drive?  I listen to Classical Music exclusively 

mahler123
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goofyfoot
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DD Micro-Seiki

https://www.vinylengine.com/library/micro-seiki/dd-20.shtml

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/micro-seiki-jewel-rack

yyman23
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I love my 1200G. 

sokogear
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@dover - there is no P9.

@goofyfoot - Rega owners get the tonearm as part of the turntable. Also, Live Origin seems to have very few dealers in the US, and I would want support in the installation and an assurance of compatibility if I were to get a table that doesn't come with an arm like a SOTA or JE Michell which I've heard good things about, which by the way, both of them offer Rega arms already installed on their tables.

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@sokogear And the tonearm is the best part of the Rega table? I’m not that well versed in Rega tables but that doesn’t seem too encouraging. People rave about Rega tables but I don’t hear praise about the Rega tonearm by itself so there is something that I’m not getting.

dover
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@sokogear 

By P9 I mean the old RP9/Rega 9 - I thought you would have known that.

The point was that the top Rega TT's have the power supply tuned/optimised to the actual motor used in that unit.

 

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