three main types of phonograph turntable drives being manufactured today: the belt-drive, idler-wheel and direct-drive systems; the names are based upon...

A direct-drive turntable is one of the three main phonograph designs currently being produced. The other styles are the belt-drive turntable and the idler-wheel...

above. Belt-drive turntable Belt-driven bicycle Belt track Conveyor belt Gilmer belt Lariat chain – a science exhibit showing the effects when a belt is run...

presently three main phonograph designs: belt-drive, direct-drive, and idler-wheel. In a belt-drive turntable the motor is located off-center from the...

direct-drive turntables. The first direct-drive turntable was invented by Shuichi Obata, an engineer at Matsushita, based in Osaka. It eliminated belts, and...

prefer direct-drive turntables over belt-driven or other types, because the belt can be stretched or damaged by "scratching" and other turntable manipulation...

produced a low-cost ($68 in 1963) belt-drive turntable, a type of phonograph, using a cast aluminum 3.3 lb (1.5 kg) turntable platter suspended with a T-bar...

good time", has been acclaimed by a number of hi-fi reviewers. This belt-drive turntable without a sprung sub-chassis challenged conventional suspension designs...

the record while the turntable is still spinning. Direct-drive turntables are the type preferred by DJs. Belt-drive turntables are less expensive, but...

possible by the invention of direct-drive turntables, which led to the emergence of turntablism. Early belt-drive turntables were unsuitable for scratching...