Are they selling shirts or backsides?

I only get a stupid Rolling Stone ad....

That's a shame

I've been thinking sometime about getting a quality turntable to play my old vinyl. I have a couple of questions, though. Why do some TTs have straight tone arms while others are S shaped? Is DD preferable to belt driven?

Dimmit man, we have a fellow Axiomite in need. If you can't help him out, I will.

Here's the gist of that ad Mark...

When they fart, I bet their ankles explode.

I can see why curved is preferable to straight, now

I'm far from an expert on this topic, hell I have no idea

IIRC, (and it's likely that I don't as I'm going back 25 years or so) the "S" arguement is that the angle keeps the cart in alignment for a higher percentage of the time as a record plays through, and the "Straight Arm" arguement is that it's lower in mass and therefore tracks irrecularities better.

I was considering a Stanton purchase, and they have versions of some of their tables with straight or curved arms. I looked on their site for some info in choosing but could not find anything on the subject!