I've always thought the mechanics of record playback is cool, and that may be what got me into this hobby as a young kid, but its been a while since I last considered turntables to be engineering marvels.
Spinning a platter at a constant rate for constant pitch and isolating from noise is just not that hard in comparison to many engineering challenges, IMHO.
I think part of the appeal of tables to audiophiles, in addition to the sound, is the fact that they are more straightforward to tweak and customize than digital players and are just flat out MORE FUN as a result!
That's a good thing, but let's be realistic regarding the magnitude of the engineering marvel a tt represents.
If it were that complicated, most of us (including myself) would not dare touch it.
Spinning a platter at a constant rate for constant pitch and isolating from noise is just not that hard in comparison to many engineering challenges, IMHO.
I think part of the appeal of tables to audiophiles, in addition to the sound, is the fact that they are more straightforward to tweak and customize than digital players and are just flat out MORE FUN as a result!
That's a good thing, but let's be realistic regarding the magnitude of the engineering marvel a tt represents.
If it were that complicated, most of us (including myself) would not dare touch it.