So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000?


Pretty much as the title says.
Have been looking for a while for a decent DD table to add to my lot.
Have bought a few lower end ones and ultimately been dissapointed.
Now I know there were/ are literally hundreds of choices from the Japanese Golden era of DD tables.
Looking for suggestions from actual owners of solid DD tables up to about $1000 .
I have read and read but nothing substitutes for real experience.
This would likely not be my primary table, my Garrard 401 has that position for now.

Thank you.
128x128uberwaltz
This is likely a better option for a dp60.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F283627558925

From what scant info I can find on the net it would seem that although the plinth looks substantial it really is not.
A little flimsy with a nice Rosewood veneer. A fair bit of bracing and additional mass should work wonders.

Apparently the earlier models like the dp50 had Much more meaty plinth.
@lewm

lewn with $ 1000 you do not buy a TT101 nor a QL 10 for this I recommended a complete QL 8 or just the engine of a TT81 .. it’s just a matter of budget.


@totem395

sorry then I was wrong ... I read a lot in this forum too and probably got drunk with exact and contrary readings.
Owner of a TT71 TT101 and TT801   yup :)
So a JVC victor ql-7 uses the tt71 as its " heart" with a ua5045 tonearm?

Vastly inferior to a ql-8 which uses the tt81 or is it just shades difference?
So a JVC victor ql-7 uses the tt71 as its " heart" with a ua5045 tonearm?
Exact

QL 8 there are differences in plinth (and weight of the plinth)
and of turntables compared to upper QL7.
How big? Can they be heard? It depends....
The Denon DP80 is a stellar machine.

Save a little longer and get a DP80 

Good Listening 

Peter