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In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: Idler Drive - Rumbling Into The Future?

Post Subject: The Volkwagen "Beetle" is a technical wonderPosted by Stitch on: 7/23/2010

Even today. For some. When those Believers are Audiophiles.I know a lot of intelligent people who think, that their LP12 is easily among the top performers of today. Or Transrotor, Clearaudio, Schroder Arm or whatever. When they don't understand what they hear, everything is great. Or when they don't know what is possible. The Audiophile world is full of them.
I don't care what one loves or not.
Some designs are simply better than others, based on technical reasons and knowledge.
Idler Drive is not among that. It never was. It is a result from an era where no other solutions were available. And solidity is not a part of good sound which more modern and better designed units can offer.
After all, the desperate Audiophile can - and will - still say "... but I like it."
That is normally the final comment for everything.

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