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In the Thread: Ultimate Turntable
Post Subject: DD progressPosted by guy sergeant on: 3/2/2008
Certainly it took Technics a while to sort out the motor control systems in their serious DD machines. The earlier SP10 Mk1 is not a good example. On the Mk2 they seem to have got it right. Even with that there are other issues like the mat & plinth used with it that will affect the end result. There does seem to be a relationship between the weight of platter controlled and the mechanism employed to control it. You'd change that relationship at your peril. The SP10Mk3 was their ultimate statement, a heavier platter and a far more powerful motor although I've yet to hear what difference the system brings alongside a Mk2.
Paul, I find your observations regarding the speed constancy of a belt driven suspended 'heavy' design very much at odds with my own experience. They seldom remove the impression that something cyclical is happenening or instill a feeling of real security & sure footedness. Not that speed constancy is the be all and end all. A CD player will always have that but may fail to satisfy in many other areas.
I'm keen to hear the latest modern take on DD made by GP Audio (Monaco). Michael Fremer was sniffy about it so it could be interesting!Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site