"David Looser" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote

Try to get to hear an idler wheel deck if you haven't already: the bass
will beat both direct and belt drive for impact ('spank') and tightness
and you will hear far more clear detail in it - sticks on cymbals, wooden
percussion instruments, rimshots etc.


As I remember it idler-wheel decks (which used to be the standard
arrangement, remember the SP25?) went out of favour because of the rumble.


Not quite the same on high quality 301/401s and Lencos.



Belt-drives were so much quieter.

The fascinating thing is that your eulogy over idler-wheel decks matches
the hype said about the (belt driven) Linn. So what can an observer make
of all these claims and counter claims? My considered opinion is that
belief is a very powerful thing!



Eulogy? All I'm doing is saying try to get to hear one if you haven't
already, then you can make up your own mind. I'm not asking anyone to
believe what they can't hear for themselves.