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Is important to play reggae to have a direct drive TT ? or its just fine to play with a belt drive??, what do u think?

greetings

bless

pfff for home use a belt will do fine
for professional use i would not recommend it since a belt has to be replaced when its shape changes (it has a tendency to stretch which will affect the speed (rpm)

hope this helps

yeah bro , its to use it at home , so i think its ok , btw it will be my first one, just start to build my collection

thanks

blessss

I always preferred direct drive tables' resilience and mechanical silence... that was until I picked up a vintage Yamaha belt drive turntable for next to nothing, which I found to be much more musical and detailed than the Denon and Technics tables I'd been using previously. Of course nothing is absolute, and a lot of these things depend on what you're pairing the equipment with, but I'd definitely recommend a good Yamaha belt drive now!

Anyway, happy listening!

thanks for the comments!!A man offer me a Yamaha P 550 , its direct drive, i think this yamaha is good one ¿no?

This one? http://audio-heritage.jp/YAMAHA/player/p-550.html Yeah, it should be fine!

I've got this Yamaha, btw: http://audio-heritage.jp/YAMAHA/player/yp-b4.html