Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm

Hi Richard, Albert Porter, Bill Thalmann
I came across your new website today.
As a hobbyist with no affiliation to any of you - congrats on the new site and good luck.

Richard
May I ask if this pic from the site is your personal
TT / Tonearm setup or another customer's setup ?
Cheers Chris

Ct0517
Thank you for that. I gave up trying to build the website myself, so employed a professional.
The triangular TT is my own design and build using a SP10 MK3 motor. New platter added 12 years ago. I have used this TT to develop my upgrade. Arm started life as an ET2. As you can see it has undergone a little surgery.

Lewm -
Re the NVS servo question : please read my posts more clearly.
My post of 02-04-13 explains that the term "17 degrees of freedom" used on the NVS website under the title "Speed Control" indicates they use it. I included an explanation as to why.
My post of 02-07-13 cites the Stereophile Review in vol 35 no 10. "servo controller with an active ultrasonic feedback loop"
If you want to believe black is white, thats fine, but please dont misconstrue my posts. Thank you.

Hi Richard
Holy Moly.
This being a TT thread will post a link in the appropriate thread :^)

Dover, Please lighten up. I am probably guilty of not studying your posts with the dedication that they deserve. Nor am I guilty of criticizing you if you might have been incorrect about whether or not NVS uses a traditional type of servo mechanism (meaning one where there is a device that directly monitors platter speed and feeds information back to a controller for compensation). You apparently inferred from the term "17 degrees of freedom" that they DO use such a servo. My error is apparently that I quoted you as having actually said that THEY say they use a servo, which perhaps is not the case(?) I am still not certain how the NVS works, but it is not a matter of great concern to me either way. As for "Stereophile Review", puh-leeze! I am sure you can find a better independent authority than that. As for believing "black is white", where did I do that? I am speculating, not believing.