sorry I didn't find your post in the belt-drive vs. direct drive thread until the thread was closed. (I really intended to avoid the debate.) I spent a considerable amount of time typing a comparison of my entry-level Pro-Ject belt-drive to my new Technics DD (which does NOT have any of the KAB mods) before discovering that the thread was locked down. My post was lost. I may try to reconstruct it after getting over my present frustration.