Frepec,
I totally agree with you. It seems that we, as audio equipment consumers, have grown complacent with the idea that it is not so relevant for analogue playback to have speed control with a turntable. The fact that there are so many turntables in the market without any sort of speed control is really puzzling to me. This is one of the main reasons why I sold my previous turntable and got the Acoustic Signature Mambo. I think most of the AS turntables come with the same power supply/motor controller.
There seems to be a new generation of turntables that take the notion of speed control a step further. There is the new Clearaudio Innovation turntable that reads the speed of the platter via a sensor and corrects it accordingly. Another turntable with its own speed correction technology is the Grand Prix Audio Monaco. To the best of my knowledge, both of these turntables are in the 20K neighborhood. It think it is a matter of time before these technologies drip down to more affordable turntables.
I think in some cases a turntable may not come with a motor controller in order to trim down the cost, but the manufacturer should warn the consumer that the motor controller is a necessity for the serious listener, which is the target consumer for the high-end turntables.
Best,
iSanchez
I totally agree with you. It seems that we, as audio equipment consumers, have grown complacent with the idea that it is not so relevant for analogue playback to have speed control with a turntable. The fact that there are so many turntables in the market without any sort of speed control is really puzzling to me. This is one of the main reasons why I sold my previous turntable and got the Acoustic Signature Mambo. I think most of the AS turntables come with the same power supply/motor controller.
There seems to be a new generation of turntables that take the notion of speed control a step further. There is the new Clearaudio Innovation turntable that reads the speed of the platter via a sensor and corrects it accordingly. Another turntable with its own speed correction technology is the Grand Prix Audio Monaco. To the best of my knowledge, both of these turntables are in the 20K neighborhood. It think it is a matter of time before these technologies drip down to more affordable turntables.
I think in some cases a turntable may not come with a motor controller in order to trim down the cost, but the manufacturer should warn the consumer that the motor controller is a necessity for the serious listener, which is the target consumer for the high-end turntables.
Best,
iSanchez