Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!ron From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: net.audio,net.consumers Subject: Re: Re: Turntable Controversy Message-ID: <11378@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Thu, 4-Jul-85 18:13:16 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.11378 Posted: Thu Jul 4 18:13:16 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Jul-85 09:53:33 EDT References: <496@leadsv.UUCP> <430@enmasse.UUCP> <260@tove.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 9 Xref: watmath net.audio:5241 net.consumers:2521 > I believe the reason radio stations use direct-drive turntables is because > they come up to full speed very fast, which is important for cueing up > records in quick succession. That has nothing to do with how good or bad > direct-drive turntables are in other respects. > -- Actually, the main reason is that they are more durable. Actually until very recently, most radio stations used rim drive turn tables. -Ron