Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site nyit.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!philabs!sbcs!nyit!tmg From: tmg@nyit.UUCP (Tom Genereaux) Newsgroups: net.audio,net.consumers Subject: Re: Re: Turntable Controversy Message-ID: <140@nyit.UUCP> Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 11:28:28 EDT Article-I.D.: nyit.140 Posted: Tue Jul 9 11:28:28 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Jul-85 04:41:32 EDT References: <430@enmasse.UUCP> <3955@alice.UUCP> <189@omen.UUCP> Organization: NYIT Computer Graphics Lab., Old Westbury, N.Y. Lines: 25 Xref: watmath net.audio:5267 net.consumers:2562 > The station I used to work for Used turntables driven by a fairly large > synchronous hysteresis motor and an idler wheel. They were reasonably > quiet, started quickly, and had plenty of torque for slipping. > > I haven't seen any direct drive turntables with anywhere near the > torque that is needed for broadcast disk jockey use. > > However, it seems to me that there isn't too much audible difference in > turntables once you get past $150 or so until you get the Nak with the > automatic centering. But for that price you can get a CD player and CD > replacements for the off center LP's, unless you really do enjoy > Stowkowski. > -- > Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf CIS:70715,131 > Omen Technology Inc 17505-V NW Sauvie Island Road Portland OR 97231 > Voice: 503-621-3406 Modem: 503-621-3746 (Hit CR's for speed detect) > Home of Professional-YAM, the most powerful COMM program for the IBM PC *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** At KBOO in Portland, we used Technics direct drive tables. Cue the record, back off 1/2 turn, and punch the button. This gave you time to get the table to speed, bring up the fader on one table, bring down the fader on the other, and all with no dead air. At another station that I worked at in the 60's, we used big Gates turntables that required a person the size of a small cottage to clamp. (Hi-torque motors, idler wheels).