Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?

chakster:

I use acupwr for my japanesse vintage gear: http://acupwr.com/pages/voltage-transformers-converters

Made in the usa, but likely just as good as Lewm's chinese step downs. :). It doesn't vibrate and doesn't heat up and neither does the gear connected to it. Having said that, I just bought a japanese made step down, partly because it is Japanese but primarily because I needed more outlets. I'm curious to see whether there are sonic diferences btw the two.

Banquo, If you hear differences in the sound of your analog based on the brand and source of your step-down transformer, THAT would be worth reporting here, provided that the inferior sounding step-down was not in any way malfunctioning. Come to think of it, I am not sure that my SDTs were made in China; I only assume that to be the case, because isn’t everything these days made in China? Could be Japanese as well.

On a more newsworthy note:  UPS delivered my TT101 back from JP tonight.  It works!!!!!  Of course, it has worked in the past only to fail eventually.  But this time JP got to work on it when it was in failure mode, which allowed him to trace the problem to a probable source.  And he fixed that issue.  So I have reason to be optimistic.

Good for you Lewm. I hope it was all worth the trouble. You own some other very nice DD tables and I for one look forward to reading how the tt 101 compares.

@banquo363 

I use acupwr for my japanesse vintage gear: http://acupwr.com/pages/voltage-transformers-converters

I saw them before, nice, but i need stepdown 220/240v to 100v
Can't find anything like that on their page

Banquo, I am trying to figure out how to fit the TT101 into either of my two audio systems.  The question is complex, because the first thing I want to do is to audition my Fidelity Research FR64S tonearm, for the first time since I bought it several years ago.  It's ready to roll, on the QL10 plinth for the TT101. This means I want to use a low compliance cartridge, which means a low output cartridge.  That won't work on my basement system, because the phono stage there is strictly MM and I don't own a SUT.  Plus, I am very fond of the Lenco/Dynavector DV505 on that system. Upstairs, I have 3 turntables already set up. One of them will have to go into storage, most likely the Denon DP80.