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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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pryso
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Dover, that may have been a typo on your part.  The SP-20 was another in their series of studio and consumer motor units.  The mastering lathe model was the SP-02.

http://www.lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1223

Huge difference. ;^)
dover
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Thanks Pryso - yes indeed typo. Thanks for the link. If you google around should find a picture of the SP02 set up with 60lb Neumann flywheel. Be great to have a set up like that for a domestic TT.

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pbnaudio
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Lewm or Halcro


One of you mentioned a thin leather mat made in Japan, could you post a link to it please ?

Thanks in advance


Peter
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halcro OP
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Hi Peter,
Victor made a special pigskin mat for their Laboritory Series DD decks like the TT-101 
 http://imgur.com/UnMbyr3 
I was lucky to find one 3 or 4 years ago but they are really scarce.
The closest sounding alternative I have found is the thin Jico suede mat which was launched about 6 months ago.
Regards

totem395
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Halcro
Is the colour of your mat black or is that just the way it appears in your pic?
The one that I have is tan.
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