The Denon DP80 is a stellar machine.
Save a little longer and get a DP80
Good Listening
Peter
Save a little longer and get a DP80
Good Listening
Peter
So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000?
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.) |
If you think the TT101 is mechanically and electrically problematic, think about that 40-year old vacuum platter of the TT801, at least and fortunately the 801 only has this little motherboard and a small card for the power supply (bridge diode, regulators and filter capacitors unlike the 101 where total chaos reigns in the 2 motherboards and are decidedly more complex, making the repair of those who must work extremely difficult. TT101 https://i.postimg.cc/rFFjsQzt/jvc-41.jpg TT801 https://i.postimg.cc/RCb61RXt/tt801-c.jpg |