joshnich Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I have known a number of "high endish" belt drive turntables - some suspended and some not. I would agree with Thebes that in my experience the non suspended turntables , provided they had substabtial mass were the best performers for belt drives. I have moved on to an idler drive turntable derived from a lenco system. The buider has mitigated the many issues that idler drives had in the past, and makes a turntable that is truly remarkable - the best by far that I have owned and perhaps the best I have ever heard. Without the cartidge drag experienced on belt drive turntables the music comes alive with greater detail and drive. Unlike a lot of audiophile whooey there is a very real reason for the improvement. A high torque motor drives the platter rather than pulls it. The result in awesome! http://www.ptpaudio.com/ IMHO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Max, it's always a pleasure to see you posting. So I presume from your comments, you've gotten out of vinyl. Any particular reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 +1 for thads suggestion Buy the turn table and goodies from this listing and call it a day... https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/156943-two-channel-rig-for-sale-vrd-nbs-basis-2001/ or this if $$$$ is an issue http://app.audiogon.com/listings/turntables-vpi-tnt-3-with-jmw-10-arm-2015-06-14-analog-18017-butztown-pa and my vote as well for thad's remark - a bit late though - I was gone when this post came up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxg Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Hi Thebes, Not out of vinyl per-say but I don't get a lot of listening done at home anymore. Most of the time its on the road. Its hard to schlep a TT with you. Sad to say 90% of my listening is now digital. Its just so convenient and with decent headphones and flac files it ain't half bad. Well that or I am getting used to it. Still got the 1000 records my wife let me keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenarrow Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I would spend a lot more on the table to begin with. Carts add flavor. I like having a few decent ones around. In this era of DIY a robust used network, those old price ratios are out of step. I'd spend $2500 on a used table and start with a good high end mm cart. Part of the fun is figuring out what you like. There is no 'right' with cart sounds. I like the higher end audio technica carts. They're not out of place on a $10k table. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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