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One has a curved tonearm; the other has a straight tonearm.

I own one of these that's a few years old and like it a great deal -
it's built like a tank.  It's very quiet and responsive.

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 10:59 AM, [log in to unmask]
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> So what is the dif between the S.150 and the STR8.150? Did I miss the
> explanation somewhere?
>
> joe salerno
>
>
> On 12/14/2011 9:10 AM, Martin Fisher wrote:
>>
>> http://www.zzounds.com/item--STAST150HP
>>
>> Has anyone had experience or read a REAL review on this TT? �I've already
>> got a KAB modified Technics 1200 with a few additions but am interested in
>> this as a backup and special project TT. �I'm mainly interested in the
>> transport. �If needed, all the USB crap can be bypassed and/or defeated.
>> �That's the least of the issues though. �Key transport features that make it
>> appealing to me are the following:
>>
>> World's Strongest Torque Motor (4.5 Kgf-cm)
>> 3 speeds [33,45,78]
>> Selectable pitch control [+/-8%,+/-25%,+/-50%]
>>
>> I'd like to know how quiet (electrically and mechanically) the thing is
>> and just how rock solid the platter rotation is when encountering
>> resistance.
>>
>> Martin
>>
>
> --
> Joe Salerno