Best-groove, You're right. Sorry for my negativity.
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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@halcro i hope my PM went through? @banquo363 Dave Brown replied quickly with helpfull information. Resolding of all the eyelets is a must have. His experience with eyelets comes from some history at Tektronix. In the 60’s they experimented with eyelets and found the cracking problem. I just googled the old eyelets, now i know what does that mean. |
Hey guys heres a useful link to a blog with details of the correct chips that can be sourced for the TT101! https://audiocirc.com/2016/01/21/victor-international/ |
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