Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
I have just acquired a 32 year old JVC/Victor TT-101 DD turntable after having its lesser brother, the TT-81 for the last year.
TT-101
This is one of the great DD designs made at a time when the giant Japanese electronics companies like Technics, Denon, JVC/Victor and Pioneer could pour millions of dollars into 'flagship' models to 'enhance' their lower range models which often sold in the millions.
Because of their complexity however.......if they malfunction.....parts are 'unobtanium'....and they often cannot be repaired.
TT-101
This is one of the great DD designs made at a time when the giant Japanese electronics companies like Technics, Denon, JVC/Victor and Pioneer could pour millions of dollars into 'flagship' models to 'enhance' their lower range models which often sold in the millions.
Because of their complexity however.......if they malfunction.....parts are 'unobtanium'....and they often cannot be repaired.
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You can see the service manual for the SL1500MK2 here showing the chips that are used: http://www.vinylengine.com/library/technics/sl-1500.shtml |
lewm . What I don't get is whether the guy who figured this out and went to the trouble of creating a PCB, on which to mount his circuit that replaces the single chip that "runs" a Mk3, is selling or is going to sell the PCBs along with instructions on how to stuff the board. The maker JP does intend to sell the board for use in the SP10MKIII's and I have inquired as to contacting and selling, and will post his reply. |
I found it here in the SL1300MK2 service manual MN6042: http://www.vinylengine.com/library/technics/sl-1300.shtml |
rw, Thank you for doing the legwork to unearth the fact that it is the SL1300, and perhaps not the SL1500 or SL1600, that utilizes the MN6042 chip also necessary in an SP10 Mk3. Sorry for my alphanumeric error. I was going on second-hand info received from a fellow Mk3 enthusiast. Totem, Please do keep us posted. I am a buyer. I am also thinking hard about sending my Victor TT101 to Germany so that Thuchan's guy can fix it, once and for all. I got an email from Thuchan today; he is thrilled with the sound of his TT101. This is a guy who owns some of the most expensive turntables in the world, so I take his praise for the TT101 very seriously. |
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