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Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 13:32:00 EDT
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	Uh oh...the belt versus direct-drive turntable controversy
rears its ugly head...

	As far as I recall reading, there is no significant difference
between the two types with a SUFFICIENTLY good turntable.  Some of the
best turntables available are belt drive, and others are direct drive.

	On the low end, however, I suspect that a direct drive turntable
would be a better purchase - low end being under, oh, $200 or so.  I
have a beltdrive turntable, and even when I first got it I noticed that
there was some wow (ie inconsistent rotational speed) and it was
audible on sufficiently hot days (changes the tension in the rubber
belt, I guess).  I went back and talked to the stereo place and they
said, in so many words, 'you buy cheap, you get cheap, buddy!' and
they were right.

	The turntable I'd LIKE to own (some day... some day) is an
English direct drive table made by a company called Rega.  The model
I prefer is the Planer III.  To my ears, they are 99.999% as good as
a Linn Sondeck turntable, commonly acknowledged to be the best turntables
in the world...the Rega is about $500 or so...

	Hope this helps!

				---- Dave Taylor
				HP Colorado Networks