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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.
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griffithds
852 posts
 
Totem395

Heat is the curse of audio components. I would hate to think you destroyed your TT101 or any audio component for that matter due to lack of circulation. I would think it was designed with its bottom hanging out for a reason.
Regards,
aigenga
131 posts
 
My TT-101 is open to the air on all sides, yet it does get warm to the touch. I wouldn't recommend enclosing it - perhaps drill some holes in the plinth where they wouldn't be visible?
totem395
390 posts
 
Vent holes on say the bottom plate likely will do little since
there's no where for the heat to exit on the way up.

So an open bottom is the best I can do, even though the plinth
depth leaves none of the can exposed.
lewm
13,169 posts
 
Halcro, Continuum is dead. Long live Dohmann. Apparently, Mark Dohmann, one of the principles of Continuum, is now producing a tt on his own, for about $36,000 with a Schroeder LT tonearm, a relative bargain compared to the Caliburn. He is said to have developed the new tt in collaboration with several others with various types of expertise relevant to the project. But this is not a DD, nor is it vintage.

Yes, definitely provide some ventilation for a TT101.
dgarretson
2,599 posts
 
Lew, At RMAF I heard two Dohmann TT set-ups, both among the better analog presentations at the show. Dohmann incorporates a Minus K spring-based vibration platform into the plinth. A friend of mine has had great results with the Minus K with another TT. Perhaps it's worth pursuing.
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