Anyone into quality vintage direct drive?

vintage denon and yamaha.....in some cases, lenco......you just ditched a classic though, so don't expect sonic revelations though going direct. my goldmund studio is great, but never blows any of my belt drives away

What would the disadvantages of a direct drive table be. I am selling my belt drive rig to upgrade to a new rig and during the down time thought about getting a vintage table to play with. I have seen some nice direct drive tables for excellent prices, but not sure if I should pull the trigger based on some comments I have gotten. Considering Teres just unveiled a direct drive model the concept can't be all that bad. I'm sure price point is a factor, but in any case what would be some top direct drive tables to consider, vintage and other.

I had a deal for a Thorens TD-147 and the seller reneged. I'm still in the
market if anyone has a cherry Thorens table they'd like to sell. I'd prefer
a model with auto lift-up.

I have a TD-124, but I got tired of the rumble, noise, and speed instability. I found a Technics SP-10MKII on ePay for $215 and built a birch plywood plinth, and I'm very happy with the sound. The big home model Japanese DD sure look gorgeous, but they seem to sell for much more than the SP10MkII since the price of the Technics is kept low because they made so many for the radio market. In any event, I would only get oneof the top end models and stay clear of the mass market crap.

Hello

I have boght a few Technics SP-15 motor units on e-bay.

They are easy to test, require only a simple high mass plinth and sound great.

Easily worthy of a SME IV and good MC cartridge.

You can even strip them down and respray them at home. Look as good as new.

Best wishes from Ireland

Neil