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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.
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best-groove
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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....
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The Denon DP80 is a stellar machine.

Save a little longer and get a DP80 

Good Listening 

Peter 


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https://pbnaudio.com/pbn-dp80/
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Peter.
Thank you but it is not really a case of saving up.
$1000 is the line I drew in the sand for a spare second machine ( well 4 th if you count the others I already have, lol ).

At this stage I am not prepared to splurge any more.

i really should not even be looking but you know how that goes.....
lewm
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Uber, Difference between TT71 and TT81 is probably an audible shade.  Difference between TT81 and TT101 is probably a more audible shade.  You might ask Halcro, who has had a TT81 side by side in his home system with a TT101.  But I doubt there is much if any difference in cost on today's market between TT71 and TT81, so why not go for the latter, if you must have a Victor and cannot afford a TT101 (or don't want to deal with its possible problems)? Best-groove seems to be recommending the TT81, too.  For me, the DP80 would be the choice over any Victor except the TT101.  And TT101 vs DP80 would be a toss-up.  I own both and use both.  (TT801 is simply a TT101 with vacuum hold down.  If you think the TT101 is mechanically and electrically problematic, think about that 40-year old vacuum platter of the TT801, complete with decayed rubber gaskets and its associated outboard pump.)
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