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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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lewm
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Sorry, Chakster.
Evidently my memory of the chronology of events is faulty.  Your quote of my old post suggests that Thuchan's TT101 was up and running before mine.  Otherwise, I would not have been "thinking hard" about sending my own TT101 to Germany, back then.  However, I never did send it to Germany, because I (subsequently) found JP in NYC.  Thanks for setting me straight.

By any chance, do you know the date of that post you quoted?

lewm
13,152 posts
 
Sorry, Chakster.
Evidently my memory of the chronology of events is faulty.  Your quote of my old post suggests that Thuchan's TT101 was up and running before mine.  Otherwise, I would not have been "thinking hard" about sending my own TT101 to Germany, back then.  However, I never did send it to Germany, because I (subsequently) found JP in NYC.  Thanks for setting me straight.

By any chance, do you know the date of that post you quoted?

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best-groove
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@chakster 
Some time ago I read of a specialized Jvc turntables dealer and a good repairer of all Jvc turntables, the lab is located in U.K.

Could it be close to you if I can find the address?

lewm
13,152 posts
 
All I can say is, beware of a dealer who claims to be a "good repairer" of all JVC turntables.  That does not necessarily mean he can decipher a TT101.  On one of my misadventures, I sent my TT101 to a guy in southern New Jersey who claimed over the phone that fixing it would be no problem at all.  That didn't work out well, but he is well regarded as a service center for routine problems.
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chakster
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@best-groove
back in 2016 and in early 2017 you said:
I got hold of a turntable JVC TT-101. My model is a sample version..... It does not seem to brushed aluminum and anodized but left natural finish, serial number 10100575 Mystery? I finished these days to restructure my Mk2 working about 18 months but only in limited time ....... but I’m happy because everything is back exactly like new.After a while I will also restore the TT-101 and aesthetically and electronically have big problems and is not perfect... As soon as I finish restoring a pair of 10-SP II I will pass to the restoration of a TT101 does not work, is completely broken and given to me for free.So I’ll have to completely take it apart piece by piece and I can see and understand what the state is spindle and thrust pad.You will need a major revision to electronics, I hope they are not IC failures.

Any luck with your TT-101?

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