The Scully lathe is better (to me).
I didn't mean to be as dismissive about the Neuman, it is a great lathe, but for those extra loud dance cuts, the Skully sounds better to me. The HF limiter on the Neuman just kicks in too fast on extra loud stuff, and also introduces some of that nasty distortion I beleive.
Further, I feel the Neuman was designed for cutting microgroove LP's, not loud 12".
To qualify, I have spent many hours on a Neuman, but I haven't used or been in the same room as a Scully. I am basing my opinion on trying to get a Neuman lathe to match cuts done on a Scully.
AKAIK, no one knows everything, so we all suffer from the 'little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing' syndrome, IMHO
