Direct drive Vs belt drive

[Childrenatplay]

I haven't made a thread in a while. I know there is countless amount of argument, but i'm not looking for which ones better. I Want to know which one do you guys use and which ones do you enjoy.

[padi_04]

Direct drive will give you faster response and a more consistent BPM over time.

[JohnnyDrama]

IMHO, for dj purposes...direct drive is the ONLY option.

Technics or superOEM

[kooper1980]

^agreed. There is no comparison. Direct drives or go home!

[Patch]

There is no reason to go for belt drive TT's.

[synthet1c]

I sold my technics a few years ago and replaced them with American Audio SuperOEM's... I prefer the torque of the AA's for turntable tricknology, but the firm but gentile torque of techs for mixing. If you go for SuperOEM's the stanton is the best then reloop as they have a phono preamp built in so no static ever.

the only reason belt drive turntables were ever made for djing is because technics had a patent on direct drive motors, when that expired they should have gone out of production, so any belt drive turntables should be fairly old and considering their failure rate you should avoid them...

[dskreet]

^this

I started with belt drive, stepped up to 1200's direct drive... all was much easier with direct drive

[djproben]

yeah if you're doing any touching of the record you really want direct drive. But there's less noise on a belt drive. I have a Thorens TD125 belt drive which I love, but no way I'm gonna be back cueing on that thing.

[mostapha]

Unless you're a hi-fi asshole, there's no reason for belt drive turntables.

The fact that they make belt-drive TTs that are marketed to DJs means that someone doesn't have any respect for what DJs do. It's like answering someone who wants to play electric guitar with "well…here's a shoebox with some rubber bands around it".

[sarasin]

Unless you're a hi-fi asshole, there's no reason for belt drive turntables.

The fact that they make belt-drive TTs that are marketed to DJs means that someone doesn't have any respect for what DJs do. It's like answering someone who wants to play electric guitar with "well…here's a shoebox with some rubber bands around it".

Damn straight!

LOL