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RE: Second that on the headshells!

Posted by Supercool! on January 3, 2017 at 14:33:03:
Just a thought...which evil do we prefer.... cogging that is not audible to some or perhaps many or incorrect speed that changes with belt use, temperature etc. and must be corrected by regulation (VPI etc.) and may or may not be audible to some or many... Please note that with speed changes so does pitch change, however minor.

I guess my point is that a general take away I've had recently is that neither is desireable but the thought of note pitch actually being varied by speed flaws is upsetting...

I have two 1200s, a VPI Scout and an AE2008 (w/ SME 309) among others. I am about to take two Denon 103Rs and place one on the 1200 to compare or attempt to perceive which is really the greater arbiter of sound the cart or the TT/Arm (the second is on the AE2008 already). It will be interesting to see how these sound w/ the same cartridge. I will tell you that if the 1200 stands up the sound of the 2008 which is quite good, I may be making up my mind to choose direct drive over belt...

I know this is controversial but I mean no ill intent to start flames... I've been hoping to figure this out for my own purposes...it just bugs me that the most fundamental purpose of a tt is to play at the right speed... It drives me crazy to read the BS excuses in some of the magazines justifying why a 10K+ tt runs slightly fast or slow....really?

I'm glad a refined 1200 is now available!