Don Pearce wrote:

Direct drive is good, so is belt and pulley. The only one to really
avoid is the idler wheel type - very subject to inaccuracies in the
idler, which can be a great source of noise. You did mention a
Goldring earlier, and you need to have a care. They had a design at
one time with a vertical idler wheel that allowed speed adjustment
despite a constant speed motor. These were the rumbliest decks I ever
heard.

d


Oh, well, I won't suggest you look out for a Lenco then, I guess you
never heard one in a better plynth then Don?

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Nick