![]() It should be noted that short-term speed instability is perceived as intermodulation distortion and destroys the fabric of music, whereas long-term instability is more of an annoyance. This is due to the higher drive ratio in a sub platter system creating a flywheel effect in the lightweight platter, once it comes up to speed. in this case, perimeter drive will offer better long-term speed stability (wow caused by belt stretch) and the sub platter drive will offer better short-term speed stability (flutter caused by motor variations, even when electronically regulated). the platters in both players probably weigh approximately the same. cool product though.Ĭlick to expand.Inertia and flywheel effect. ![]() sound quality will largely come down to the quality of the motor, main bearing and tonearm bearings, and I would definitely expect the Pro-ject to win in those departments. The Orbit is compelling because you get free US shipping and no question returns. the Orbit feet kind of look like aliexpress specials. you would need a cartridge body which has easily swappable 78 stylii,įeet: aluminum and rubber on both. the Pro-ject has 78rpm but I don't think anyone will play 78s on it as the arm does not have a removable headshell. Speed control: the same mechanism on both, a quartz-controlled error correction. I think the suspended pod is better way to go. the motor on the Pro-ject is in a suspended pod, on the Orbit it's bolted into the plinth. Motor: hard to say much because neither show the motor up close. The same thing, but it seems that some distribution regions of the Pro-ject get a Sumiko cartridge instead of the 2M Blue which I would greatly prefer. Included cartridge: OEM modified 'Pick-it' 2M on the pro-ject vs 2M blue on the Orbit The Orbit arm has no azimuth or VTA adjustment so you will not get the most out of any cartridge beyond entry-level stuff. One can also later upgrade the sub-platter to an aluminum one if desired.Īrm: I would be inclined towards the Pro-ject arm because I am not a fan of undamped unipivots. most importantly, the Pro-ject is sub-platter driven while the Orbit has the belt going around the platter itself. I don't like the tone of acrylic platters at all, I find they sound pale, especially if the record is interfaced directly with them. Platter: die-cast aluminum on the pro-ject vs acrylic block on the Orbit ![]() For the same price can now get a Pro-ject debut pro which to me looks superior in almost every way to the new Orbit
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