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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audiolabyrinth, The cartridge to which you refer could be that Ortofon mentioned by Chakster (I think) or it could also be an Acutex LPM series.  Pickering made some cartridges that resemble the nose of the Concorde, as well.  I suppose many other companies did, too.  For a while, that was a popular shape.  Can you post a photo?
@audiolabyrinth 

I had the veneer done and serviced at the same time. New caps and new damper oil and a few parts. The main components like the direct drive are super reliable. Being a manual table there is not much that can go wrong. 

I use a Denon DL 110

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Shadorne,  please post the complete information of where I can do all this to my pl-550, with phone number to the business, and contact name,  question,  why do you have the denon dl 110 on your turntable?, what's wrong with the pioneer arm?