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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
zaikesman
3,017 posts
 
No. Think about it again :-)
psychicanimal
1,738 posts
 
Direct drivers - like Psychic animal - continue to declare DD the best, in the absence of having heard idler-wheel drives, though they feel free to make use of my findings and reasoning, to defend their own system, which they have invested in.

Johnmathias,

My first TT was an idler wheel drive.

So much for trying to be a *psychic*.

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drubin
3,274 posts
 
No. Think about it again :-)
Right you are, sir.
macrojack OP
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Zaikesman,
I think I understand your point. Recreation of the original performance requires retracing the original steps at the original pace. Or in other words the duplicate must be exactly symmetrical to the original in order to precisely mimic it in reverse -- mistakes included.
The concept is simple enough but saying it so that others can understand my meaning isn't quite so simple.
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