for me if possible on the spindle you can also use a clamp above the SS 300 instead of the screw
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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Raul, I respect your opinion but you are given to extreme views. I also factor that in. What is the composition of the SOTA mat, because I don’t recall that they ever marketed a separate mat? Their earlier turntables had a glued on felt mat which seemed good in theory, coupled with their CLD platter. But I thought it dulled the sound, perhaps partly due to the vacuum hold down system. This was on my Star Sapphire series III. |
Dear @lewm : The Sota mat was started in the market around 1983 as an up-date/grade to its Sota Saphire TT and its material is a blended propietary material. This comes from a Stereophile review of the Star model that is the one witn vacuum hold mechanism not the Sota but the reviewer owned the original saphire: """ This problem was eliminated by a change to the new SOTA mat which was introduced last summer. """ Here a picture of what you must look for: https://www.google.com/search?q=SOTA+Mat&rlz=1C1OKWM_esMX875MX875&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=YYpt9kYM4eSqlM%253A%252CBfV8HD9hUvIVeM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQOG9cznt2amytjKQFeR1pZ-M8kAg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIs9ugxt7nAhVBoZ4KHSPRBxIQ9QEwDHoECAcQCQ#imgrc=YYpt9kYM4eSqlM: Nothing comes close the Sota mat, it burns/make dust the SS-300 in any TT. Is a must to have. Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. The picture says: Oracle but it's a Sota one or at least a copy of the original Sota unique mat. |
I hardly think the SS300 is the second best mat of all time, if the SOTA mat you reference were to be the named best of all time. But you've made your own opinion clear. Like I said about my own current preference, the BA Mat2 is generally a smidgeon ahead of the SS300, but I happen to like the SS300 on the TT101, for some reason. Yet there are some who dislike the BA Mats, too. If energy dissipation is your fetish, then the BA Mats are certainly designed with that in mind. |
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