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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.
128x128halcro
downunder
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Cool Lew

perhaps lanquid is not what you implying as the Lo7D sound :-)
Definition of languid
1
: drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
arms too languid with happiness to embrace him — John Galsworthy
2
: sluggish in character or disposition : listless proceeded at a languid pace
3
: lacking force or quickness of movement :

here is a reasonably priced Mk3 with plinth - at lease compared to Artisan Fidelity OTT pricing.

https://www.audionirvana.org/forum/title-to-be-added/buy-and-sell-equipment-and-music/49679-technics...
lewm
13,181 posts
 
I’ll take "...languid with happiness" from your dictionary. I love the L07D. Note that I wrote "more languid", compared to the Mk3, which is anything but languid.  I was also trying to stay away from saying the L07D was "more musical".  Before the Krebs mod to the Mk3, I might have said that. Language is always a major limitation in trying to verbalize the amazingly sensitive discriminatory powers of the ear/brain.

harold-not-the-barrel
895 posts
 
Lew,
Without even having heard your or any L07D I just know it´s hard to "beat", musically in particular.
downunder
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I have a TECHNICS SL-1000MK3D coming in next week, which I am looking forward to. Finger crossed the freight company look after it.

First up will be to use it with the EPC-P100C-MK4 Cartridge.


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halcro OP
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That's exciting Shane.
Is it the one in the Link you posted?
How many turntables does one man need.....😀

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