Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?

@jpjones   I see many thanks ;)

Btw, who told you that the TT-101 is so " superlative " as you think because that's a total misunderstodd by your self or the one that told you?

Uhh....let's see....
Apart from me and Lewm, there's Audpulse, HiHo, Aigenga, Thuchan and someone called Harry Weisfeld who wrote in 2014

I have a Kenwood LO-7D, a JVC TT101 (best of all of them), MS DDX-1000, an SP-10 Mk-2, etc. All are wonderful.....

The TT-101 inspired Harry to design the VPI-Direct which, together with the $105,000 Techdas AF 1, are still the only A+ turntables on the Stereophile 'Recommended Components' List.

@best-groove you even do not own those Technics.

And Raul does not own a TT-101.
Nor has he even heard one.
A few years ago he bought a Victor TT-71 and because he has a 'need' to have the 'best'.....he declared the TT-71 better than the TT-81 and TT-101.
He has never even heard the Denon 100M which he continually praises based on its specifications.
Ask Thuchan how the Denon 100M (in his bedroom system) compares to the TT-101 in his main system.....😎

A few years ago he bought a Victor TT-71 and because he has a 'need' to have the 'best'.....he declared the TT-71 better than the TT-81 and TT-101.

lol.....it is not necessary to make a religious war ....every enthusiast pushes his idols and his ideas forward  I suppose

every enthusiast pushes his idols and his ideas forward I suppose

There is nothing offensive in doing that.....
But Raul is almost alone, in consistently denigrating other equipment and other contributors’ systems.
Whether it’s cartridges, tonearms, turntables, phono stages, amplifiers or speakers......he has expended almost as much energy in these Forums, on his subjective negativity and personal vitriol, as on his (often) valuable positive insights.

And that IS offensive to many of us.......🤔

Dear @halcro : I heard not one time but several times the DP-100 through the Denon distributor/dealer in Laredo,Tx where I bougth my DP-75 and 80. I posted more than once that I never had the kind of money to buy it P.Layandeker ( pass on. ) was a really Denon dealer enthusiast he always was in love with Denon and Treshold. One of the very first USA presentation of the DP-100 was at Audio Den in Laredo and I attended and during the demostration Peter puts his little boy stand up at the DP-100 plinth during play to demo that how good was the very well damping system of the unit and you know what the music playing there was listened the same with the boy there and with out him ! !. So you are totally wrong with what you posted.

In the other side I listen my 71 " face to face " a 81 ( both stok units. ) and I did not see any single advantage over the 71 that was my unit and no I never had that opportunity against the 101.

Btw, whom is H.Weisfield or Thuchan, only two other persons as you or me nothing more. Differences as always are based and has its foundations on: self training, knowledge levels and ignorance levels and I can see that you never grow-up and stay stick there for ever. That you still own the 101 and those SAEc tonearms and many other audio items you own speaks for you alone. Your words has not a real significance when what you try to show with out success. Thuchan is only a wealthy gentleman with not very high knowledge levels in audio and MUSIC, at least is not what he shows, I have several " anecdotes " with him ( maybe he improves . ) that are facts but he is not the subject here.

Every one has its own all those characteristics levels and if those self audiophile characteristics are low or high is not offensive to speaks about. You can’t hide behind money or behind other audiophiles. You me and every one else are what we are. If I have a mediocrity level you can be sure that no matter what I can’t hide it and you can’t hide your real level.

You as best-groove still after so many years just can’t understand my posts because stay sticked in the past but all in the world in changing every second and audio is not the exeption.

Btw, @lewm I think that you neither took my point: I said that Technics takes all its accumulated audio cuklture with the today audio technology/materials/electronics at hand that they did not has in those all times so makes sense that their new units be superior to the vintage ones. @lewm wake up: your unit comes from 1981 and today we are in March 2018 ! ! that makes adifference: don’t you think? In the other side camn you share if your DP-80 is a refurbished unit?, thank’s in advance.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.