Diving back into analog...which turntable to buy

Dear Zd542, assuming this question was directed at myself, you should be aware this was an experiment conducted by a Spanish(?) audiophile society 7 or 8 years ago. I am not connected with it in any way.

However this may offer some explanation as to their philosophy. If you find it flawed or wish to quote the outcome of the Swedish Radio codec debacle to them, you have my blessing ;^)

http://matrixhifi.com/ENG_marco.htm

"09-02-15: Moonglum
Dear Zd542, assuming this question was directed at myself, you should be aware this was an experiment conducted by a Spanish(?) audiophile society 7 or 8 years ago. I am not connected with it in any way."

Sorry if I wasn't clear. My last post was for you.

This was from your first post.

"I've been using a group of bog-standard Sony players for years. This must surely confirm my golden-eared status. ;^)
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I'm just not sure what you meant by that, even after reading about the test.

Dear Zd542,
That last statement was merely a joke... ;^)

Johnnyb53 makes sense.

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".