It's time...

It's time...

Posted by mr.bear (A) on August 31, 2017 at 15:58:14

In Reply to: New Technics SP-10R posted by JefferyS on August 30, 2017 at 15:56:36:

I was thinking the other night that the only reason all the "audiophile" turntables are belt-drives is that the companies making them are under-capitalized to the extent they can'f afford the budget to design, tool up, and produce a high-quality DD table. If I had to hand-make a turntable in my shop, it would have to be a belt drive. Therein lies the design horizon of the major manufacturers today: "Belt-drives have sadly limited ultimate performance, but it's all we can make."

Yes. I'm totally comfortable inflaming the decades-old debate of belt-drive versus direct drive. I have never had a belt drive TT and never will. It is getting a bit tiresome resurrecting 30 year-old units from the Golden Age so I'm glad to see Technics come to their senses. It had to be Technics... I just hope Sony and Yamaha will follow their lead and reintroduce GREAT NEW DD turntbables.

Cost? I don't need a car- I could sell the car... Yeah- that's the ticket!

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Topic - New Technics SP-10R - JefferyS 15:56:36 08/30/17 (24)

Nice to see I'll have some options if my current mkII shits the bed. - peteSF 01:43:32 09/1/17 (0)

Noooooooo, bastards!!!!!! - Penguin 18:49:06 08/31/17 (1)

RE: Noooooooo, bastards!!!!!! - Crazy Dave 10:32:39 09/4/17 (0)

It's time... - mr.bear 08/31/1715:58:14 08/31/17 (1)

RE: It's time... - majick47 20:55:58 08/31/17 (0)

RE: New Technics SP-10R - majick47 12:59:57 08/31/17 (0)

RE: New Technics SP-10R - ColoKurt 12:42:56 08/31/17 (3)

RE: New Technics SP-10R - SpotcheckBilly12345 08:21:49 09/1/17 (2)

RE: New Technics SP-10R - ColoKurt 10:06:46 09/1/17 (1)

RE: New Technics SP-10R - raya 19:19:13 09/2/17 (0)

I wonder if they... - EdAInWestOC 07:53:31 08/31/17 (2)

RE: I wonder if they... - majick47 13:52:04 09/4/17 (0)

2nd! (nt) - Crazy Dave 10:38:22 09/4/17 (0)

RE: New Technics SP-10R - fstein 05:29:19 08/31/17 (0)

WILL IT.... - hifitommy 23:29:02 08/30/17 (0)

Be still my heart! - Lew 21:21:35 08/30/17 (0)

Let the guessing begin ... $17,500. - bjh 19:19:10 08/30/17 (1)

Shill! $6.5k, tops. :^) - jusbe 23:30:42 08/30/17 (0)

Wow! I'm glad I didn't buy the SL-1200G... - John Elison 17:14:49 08/30/17 (1)

RE: Wow! I'm glad I didn't buy the SL-1200G... - SpotcheckBilly12345 08:00:25 08/31/17 (0)

RE: the one we were waiting for, I presume... - user510 16:19:35 08/30/17 (3)

RE: How could it not be 'quietest"? - kitch29 05:19:14 08/31/17 (0)

RE: the one we were waiting for, I presume... - PAR 17:13:42 08/30/17 (1)

RE: that should work.... - user510 17:42:36 08/30/17 (0)

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It's time... - mr.bear 08/31/1715:58:14 08/31/17 (1)

RE: It's time... - majick47 20:55:58 08/31/17 (0)

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