Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm


Is one TT type inherently better than another? I see the rim drive VPI praised in the forum as well as the old idler arm. I've only experienced a direct drive Denon and a belt driven VPI Classic.
rockyboy
Re the Goldmund Speed Correction
Given that the GP Monaco checks the speed 7200 times per revolution using current computer technology and software, I would vey much doubt the number quoted in the previous post ( 34000 per revolution ) for a 30 year old DD.
Dear Dover, You are probably correct, and the discrepancy is probably one of semantic nature. Maybe the Goldmund spec is "per minute", for example. That would make the GP Monaco much faster than the Goldmund, which we agree it should be.

But I do take the point, which I myself realized after posting, that the term ultrasonic must mean that the correction rate exceeds the highest frequency of what we deem to be the audio spectrum, 20kHz.

As to servo or no servo in the NVS, I went to their website, Dover, after you quoted from it. In fact, I do not see the word "servo" anywhere. Did I miss it?
Have just pulled apart an old Goldmund motor I have lying around.
I am impressed all over again with its speed sensing design.

It has 164 slotts and 176 magnetic poles ( north plus south) in the speed sensor assembly, per revolution.

This gives 14,432 counts if they only consider, say, north pluses and 28,864 if they use both north and south. My memory was a little out. Apologies
Richardkrebs -
Is this the Papst or JVC motor ? Can you explain how the speed sensor works in the Goldmund Studio.