Nothing Fawlty about my logic.
Chakster, the person whom you quote here has got to be Thuchan. Who else owns such a collection of vintage turntables? Moreover, in one of the articles, I am "Lewis". I gave Thuchan a chip to repair his TT101. And what Australian could he possibly be referring to, if not our own Halcro? If I read his words carefully, it seems to me that Thuchan is only saying the TT101 compared surprisingly well to the Denon DP100. He does not really say he likes it better than his EMT and M-S, and I don't think he owns an SP10 Mk3 or L07D. Whereas, I do. Like Thuchan, I bought my TT101 in "broken" condition off eBay, believing at the time that I would find a way to fix it. The saving grace is that I paid very little for it, because of its non-working condition. Elsewhere on these pages, I documented the saga that took nearly 3 years before I now can boast of having a working TT101, thanks finally to JP Jones. It's a great table, no doubt. It's numero uno in my second system. The Mk3 and L07D hold sway in my primary system, but guess which system I listen to most of the time; yes, the secondary one. The timing is nothing short of immaculate. and that, after all, is the main thing that a turntable has to do well. Beyond that, it's all about mass and damping.
I think you can find a working unit for around $1000, give or take. And thanks to the existence of JP, you can probably buy a broken one with some degree of confidence that he can fix the electronics. (Missing parts, damaged or burnt out motor, no no.)
Chakster, the person whom you quote here has got to be Thuchan. Who else owns such a collection of vintage turntables? Moreover, in one of the articles, I am "Lewis". I gave Thuchan a chip to repair his TT101. And what Australian could he possibly be referring to, if not our own Halcro? If I read his words carefully, it seems to me that Thuchan is only saying the TT101 compared surprisingly well to the Denon DP100. He does not really say he likes it better than his EMT and M-S, and I don't think he owns an SP10 Mk3 or L07D. Whereas, I do. Like Thuchan, I bought my TT101 in "broken" condition off eBay, believing at the time that I would find a way to fix it. The saving grace is that I paid very little for it, because of its non-working condition. Elsewhere on these pages, I documented the saga that took nearly 3 years before I now can boast of having a working TT101, thanks finally to JP Jones. It's a great table, no doubt. It's numero uno in my second system. The Mk3 and L07D hold sway in my primary system, but guess which system I listen to most of the time; yes, the secondary one. The timing is nothing short of immaculate. and that, after all, is the main thing that a turntable has to do well. Beyond that, it's all about mass and damping.
I think you can find a working unit for around $1000, give or take. And thanks to the existence of JP, you can probably buy a broken one with some degree of confidence that he can fix the electronics. (Missing parts, damaged or burnt out motor, no no.)