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Re: breaking : Idler Drive tables pointless hype, enthusiasts deluded

I have about a dozen issues of UHF and consider it to be an excellent magazine. The writing is very good and all equipment reviews are done by a panel of three people, two men, one woman. At the end of every review there is a section called Crosstalk in which each reviewer states their opinion of the gear in question. They also balance their subjective findings with some solid testing, albeit not as much as the typical John Atkinson test. Like any reviewer they're entitled to their opinion.

There is a dedicated tech section where such things as room acoustics, speaker impedance, digital sampling, biwiring/biamping etc. are discussed in a very unbiased manner. Not to mention there is always a music review section often accompanied by musician or recording engineer interviews.

I don't know what issue you've got but the magazine typically runs 70 pages, and unlike other audio rags, there are very few full page ads.

That said, even though they make that comment regarding the Garrard, I have an issue (I think it may be the one containing the show report you reference) where one of them listens to a rebuilt Thorens TD124 (by Norma Hylee Tech, find them through Brinkmann's site). The comment was how he remembered the table never ran at the correct speed, but the updated one was pitch perfect and sounded fine.

I stongly recommend their books, they provide a great foundation in all things audio.


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