Diving back into analog...which turntable to buy

"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. ;^)
Moonglum (Threads | Answers | This Thread)"

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".

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