Diving back into analog...which turntable to buy

Johnnyb53 said : "...An elastic belt tends to soften the intial transients and risetimes compared to a digital presentation."

Even when the platter is heavier than a flywheel?
I'm in 2 minds about this. With lightweight platters there may be a grain of truth but with heavier gear the belt is more likely to be a source of minor speed instability due to constant error correction (which is unrelated to transient content on the disc). Either that or we're into the realms of "can a fly instantaneously stop a speeding train if involved in a head-on collision".

Guys...no idea what the heck you are all bantering about and don't really care but it doesnt address my question about turntable recommendations..focus please

Dear Mission,
Given that your last response was, after a statement implying the Forum had failed to provide adequate recommendations, "...LOL! I guess i'll go back to google..thanks though", it isn't unreasonable for us to talk amongst ourselves in the aftermath. ;^)

"09-02-15: Moonglum
Dear Zd542,
That last statement was merely a joke... ;^)"

I'm glad to hear that. I couldn't tell if you were joking or not. I've gotten into more arguments with the "objective" crowd more times than I can remember. My biggest criticism is that they talk science and measurements, and never do any testing. They just keep talking. When you posted that ridiculous test, I didn't have the heart to point out that it had more holes in it than a cheap block of Swiss cheese. I thought, at least they tried. Even though it wasn't a very good test, I respected the fact that they made the attempt. At least I can now laugh and not feel guilty.

"09-03-15: Missioncoonery
Guys...no idea what the heck you are all bantering about and don't really care but it doesnt address my question about turntable recommendations..focus please"

No problem. But it will go better if you let us be audiophiles, and not force us to be dentists.

"09-02-15: Missioncoonery
Im saying a grand on the table..not a table,cart and phone pre...and yes I have albums tons of them that have been boxed for decades,lol.I guess ill go back to google..thanks though"