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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
dopogue
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Just a thought. How many YEARS passed before it was recognized that one side of Miles' "Kind of Blue" was recorded and released off-speed? When the second side, recorded at the right speed, was available for comparison all the time? So much for our sensitivity to speed accuracy.
macrojack OP
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Albert,
I think that's a tremendous observation. A lot of people bickering about a subset and we've perhaps forgotten that we are all talking because of our agreement on a larger point which is the benefits of analog. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
dopogue
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Upon mature reflection, I have to say that my last post is about as relevant as Raul's numbers :-)
zaikesman
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Dopogue: That thought had occurred to me as well, and I think it's a perfectly legit observation. But I'm probably more immature than you ;^)

Macrojack: If I say I didn't think we were "bickering", will it sound like bickering?
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flg2001
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Have gone thru almost all the posts here, and was hard to me to find the insolation effect thet belt drive brings to the motor and for the platter. May that be the answer why belt drive units sound "better" than direct drive ones? (just guessing)

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