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RE: DD tables

Posted by M3 lover on January 3, 2017 at 10:57:15:
"audiophiles have always put down Japanese direct-drive tables as sonically inferior"

vinyl1, unless that was said in jest (I missed the smiley face) I'm surprised anyone with your experience and interest in vinyl would make such a statement.

Chapter 1: after Technics introduced their DD design in the mid-70s, most Japanese and a few European turntable manufacturers followed with their own versions, including multiple expensive models intended for "audiophiles".

Chapter 2: prior to the invasion of digital with CDs in the '80s, and even after, many "audiophiles" kept and continued enjoying their reference DD tables.

Chapter 3: If they were always put down, why did so many survive to remain in use today? Sometime around 2000 as the revitalized interest in LPs began there was a parallel resurgence of interest in idler and DD tables. Over the ensuing years many older DD tables have been restored or upgraded and are in use today in high end systems. Those tables were sold by Technics, Denon, Kenwood, Sony, JVC, Micro Seiki, Pioneer, Luxman and probably others, all Japanese brands, though not exclusive to the overall revived interest in DD tables.

So now at least one Japanese company decides it to be worthwhile to go to the trouble and expense of designing and introducing a new DD model. At $4K I can't believe they expect anyone other than audiophiles and serious music listeners to be their target market.