No - last Wayne posted they use a stainless steel platter that they had made with a BA Mat 2.
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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Hi, I just bough a refurbished Denon DP-80 TT from Japan on Yahoo auctions. The seller is a Denon tech and for JPY 16,000 (about US$150) he will replace all caps, diodes and key transistors and also service the bearings and motors. DP-75 is JPY 14k. So fo Denon DD fans, there is now hope to service and rescue these great direct drive TT. I am now looking for a plinth. Can PBNAudio make me one? The Denon DP-80 has the saucer shape like the Victor TT-101. In fact the Victors copied the Denon look. I have a copy of the DP-80 mounting template. |
Driveman, can make any plinth you'd desire - but you will gain much more from removing the DP80 from its tin pan. This is what I do with the DP80's http://pbnaudio.com/audio-components/audio-turntables/groovemaster/groovemaster-vintage-direct/pbn-d... For the Victor TT101 ill make something similar to what I make for the Technics platform as its much harder removing it from its top plate with all the electronics mounted in the bezel around the circumference - sh should you choose to keep the Denon in its platform Id recommend something like that, remember that you will need a 12" arm in this scenario - a 10" is too short and will interfere with the 14.5" diameter of the platform. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/4909 Good Listening Peter |
I was incorrect about the SP-20 not having quartz lock. The motor is also brushless. http://audio-heritage.jp/TECHNICS/etc/sp-20.html Model Direct drive turntable Turntable 32cm aluminum die-cast, 2.5kg Inertial mass 345kg · cm 2 motor Quartz phase locked control Brushless DC motor Drive system Direct Drive Rotational speed 33 1 / 3,45rpm Wow and flutter 0.025% (JIS C5521) WRMS SN ratio 60dB (IEC17B) 73dB (DIN45539B) Starting torque 1.5kg · cm Start-up time 0.7 seconds (90 °) within (33 1 / 3rpm) brake Pure electronic brake Load fluctuation Within 1.5kg · cm 0% Rotation speed deviation Within ± 0.002% Power supply AC100V, 50Hz / 60Hz power consumption 4W External dimensions Width 368.5 × height 99 × depth 368.5mm weight 8.0kg |
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