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On Thursday, 19 January 2017 04:43:41 UTC, Andy Burns wrote:
dennis@home wrote:

I wonder if it would work sat directly on top of a big stepper motor.

You still have a physical connection between your motor and turntable? A
bit old hat, isn't it :-P

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I don't think belt drive has ever been bettered. Some would disagree, direct drive gives more constant speed, but the variations of a competently executed belt drive are below human detection.


The problem with direct drive is preventing stray fields having some form
of influence on the cartridge. Even if not directly audible.

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