Turntable speed accuracy


There is another thread (about the NVS table) which has a subordinate discussion about turntable speed accuracy and different methods of checking. Some suggest using the Timeline laser, others use a strobe disk.

I assume everyone agrees that speed accuracy is of utmost importance. What is the best way to verify results? What is the most speed-accurate drive method? And is speed accuracy really the most important consideration for proper turntable design or are there some compromises with certain drive types that make others still viable?
peterayer
Halcro - you are being disingenuous. The Fat Bob has a stretchy elastic band for a belt and furthermore the drive from the belt is close to the bearing. By not driving the circumference of the platter a lot of purchase from the puny motor is being thrown away. I think you will find this is a classic German pisstake of the Harley Motorcycle, after which it was named, and which you are very lucky if you make it round a decent corner.
Sorry Dover,
I'm confused?
Are you saying that turntable link by Hiho is the Fat Bob?
Oh....OK.
You mean it was the Fat Bob in the video of the Timeline?
I agree.......not a very impressive performance for a turntable?
But it makes the point about 'stylus drag' very convincingly?
Syntax: In the other side why so that big deal with the thread when for so many years it was and is used. My Acoustic Signature TTs only accept thread drive and in my RX5000 I only use thread and hundreds of TTs out there are using thread for drive.

Maybe the thread drive is the new toy for you and as a rockie in that regards you are excited , come down you have to learn to much about.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.
Dear halcro: 1.5K?, ridiculous against that RX5000 that needs all that stuff to spin on target.

600.00 for my Denon and 250.00 for a Technics 1200 or 500.00 for the SP-10.

As I said: no big deal.

regards and enjoy the music,
R.