Turntables: 2 Tonearms. What do you Have or Know About?

lewm

thanks for the clarifications, yeah, JP Jones, in that very long discussion I think he had several cracks at some people's TT101's before they got 'right'. 

I'm glad yours is doing great. My TT81 also. Sometimes I think, if I had JP Jones check mine out, some things might not be 'right' within, yet it starts like a dual motor Tesla, keeps perfect speed, stops on a dime. Dead quiet operation.

I still get tempted to buy a spare TT71 or TT81 when they come up separately at a good price. If my TT81 died, like my mx110z tube tuner/preamp, I wouldn't waste any time considering options, just get another asap!

Same thing with the xa5400 SACD player people here advised me to buy, fix or replace.

IOW, I'm soooo happy with the changes I made since joining Audiogon, I dare say, 'I'm DONE'. Hah.

The 801 with vacuum pump. I notice it had a hinged dust cover, I prefer lift-off.

http://www.thevintageknob.org/jvc-TT-801.html

https://audio-database.com/VICTOR/etc/tt-801.html

It seems they made a special base for three tonearms that fit some of those JVC spinners

https://yahoo.aleado.com/lot?auctionID=s501384251

https://yahoo.aleado.com/lot?auctionID=s501798964

I found Halcro's TT101 Discussion, 1,793 responses, beware!

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/vintage-dd-turntables-are-we-living-dangerously

My guess is Halcro and Thuchan spent so much money on these that they had to sell their computers, that's why they are no longer active here. Bad joke.

kennyc

Is this the VPI Avenger model you mentioned?

Found an AMG with 3 arms

https://analog-manufaktur-germany.de/en/

The J Sikora you mentioned, whew!

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/j-sikora-standard-max-turntable/

@elliottbnewcombjr As for playing 3 x TA's simultaneously and measuring Speed.

That one is new to me💡, even though I do not see myself attempting it during a upcoming 2 x TA Demo.

Using these Super Polished Styli, is one of the more recent advertised methods, I am of the view it is one of the last frontiers with the present technologies available to reduce friction/drag within the groove.

I am an advocate of Good Quality Interference Fit Head Shells, being used in the same material, for carrying out comparisons of Cart's. A lot can be learned using this method, and I am very pleased to have been party to demo's using this very method, when comparing different Cart's.

I am very familiar with a modified SME Bayonet Type Headshell, that is produced to be a Interference Fit. When compared to the Typical Design used on same TA>TT. The outcome for me has been the Typical Design SME Bayonet is very wanting and unattractive in comparison to the Modified Version.