Is Direct Drive Really Better?


I've been reading and hearing more and more about the superiority of direct drive because it drives the platter rather than dragging it along by belt. It actually makes some sense if you think about cars. Belt drives rely on momentum from a heavy platter to cruise through tight spots. Direct drive actually powers the platter. Opinions?
macrojack
Drubin,
I have a friend who insists that perception is reality. There's something about the comment that disturbs me but there's nothing there for me to contradict. That said, I certainly wouldn't think to kick you out of the club. In fact, your candor is grounds for promotion. I would guess from your writings that you would be more comfortable with 4yanx in the hearing dept. than with seandtaylor in statistics.
Personally I wouldn't consider a thread successful until it attracted your comments.
4ynx: Do you not understand the difference between "this table/arm/cartridge sounds better to me" and "since this table/arm/cartridge sounds better to me, it's drive system must be better"?
Dan, I wrote this dreadfully huge post disagreeing with your presumption that static inaccuracy in baseline speed is more of a factor than dynamic micro-speed variations. I don't want to post it the way it is, so I'm just saying so, and we'll see if I ever elaborate ;^)
Then send it to me in email. I'm very curious to hear what you have to say on the subject.