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Is Direct Drive Really Better?

I've been reading and hearing more and more about the superiority of direct drive because it drives the platter rather than dragging it along by belt. It actually makes some sense if you think about cars. Belt drives rely on momentum from a heavy platter to cruise through tight spots. Direct drive actually powers the platter. Opinions?
macrojack
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Exactly the type of response which is routinely preyed upon...:-)
rwwear
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A native of Nubia.
macrojack OP
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Some good info before the thread veered sharply downward. I'm going to conclude from this meager participation that direct drive is a better performer than belt and few people are aware of the fact. And at least one person thinks that rim drive is better yet. I wonder.
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onhwy61
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Macrojack, I question your conclusion. I think a better read is that both belt and direct drive can work wonderfully, but it really depends on the implementation. One is not really better, each simply has a different set of compromises.
elizabeth
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I own a Denon DP59-L direct drive.. and a Dual SC7000 belt drive.
Both are nice tables that sound good enough to my fussy ears. And both have 'lift at end of play' devices, and start cueing too. So my drunken ham-fisted mitts do not destroy the LP or the stylus.
But then I am only a common audionut.. and not a full blown Audiophile wacko.
(only because I am relatively poor.. If I was a billionaire it would be a different story)
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