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breaking : Idler Drive tables pointless hype, enthusiasts deluded

Posted by J.D. (A) on September 18, 2006 at 12:02:14

Courtesy the very highly respected UHF magazine***

" Quite different is the Garrard 501, widely considered to be a classic (which some people pronounce o-b-s-o-l-e-t-e) from many years ago.
The design was bought by Germany’s Loricraft, which also makes record cleaning machines.
Loricraft was brandishing a German review claiming that no other turntable had lower rumble, including the legendary Linn LP12. Odd...considering that the 501 has an idler drive, not the ubiquitous belt drive. We would want to get a look at the test method...

That wasn’t the only Garrard table we spotted. An original 301 was supplying sound to a pair of large speakers, the DeVore Fidelity Silverback Reference. They sounded good, though we would hazard a guess that they would sound even better with a modern turntable. "

Gee, that's too bad.
Guess I just don't know what to think.
Although, if I absolutely had to "hazard a guess" .....
I'd say that UHF Magazine doesn't know jack-shit about turntables.

J.D.

( *** Anyone ever seen this circa-twenty-nine page pulp masterpiece ? Impressive, for it's....... brevity. )

• http://www.uhfmag.com/Vegas2006/day2.html   (Open in New Window)

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