I, being the owner of two TT-81's, also pay close attention to anything related to our DD tables!
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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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We all know that the majority of 70s and 80s Japanese DD turntables came supplied with the ubiquitous thick moulded rubber platter mats.....yet a company like Victor, discovered that these mats....whilst damping the aluminium platter....suppressed the high frequency harmonics and caused a kind of bottom-end bloat to the sound. 35 years ago Victor produced a thin (0.5mm) pigskin mat with a fine cut suede finish one side and a lightly tanned finish on the other for their high-end Laboratory models like the TT-101. I have been using this mat for the last 5 years and have tested many other leather/suede mats which have suddenly become the fashion over the last few years....yet none has quite equalled the transparency and liquid purity of the Victor...👀 Jico has just released a 2 mat set of suede leather mats....and the Victor mat has now been surpassed in my system by the thinner Jico model. I can imagine many systems where the thicker Jico mat may sound better and at the price that Jico are selling this set for....it's simply a no-brainer for anyone not to try....😎 |
I just did a power cord replacement on my TT101. Sorry that I didn't take pics, but here is what I did: - I bought an IEC power cord extender - it has male and female IEC ends. - cut off and discarded the male end - circumcision but less painful - left about 12" of cord - sufficient for my purpose - stripped and tinned all three wires - removed the steel basket and took off the cord pass- thru - freed the small circuit board where the power cord attaches - tried to unsolder the two wires but was unable so I clipped them closely - soldered the power and neutral wires of the new line in place - no order required as shown by the original plug having equal sized blades. - used a close-by brass circuit bd stand-off to squeeze the ground wire tightly against the chassis. - wrapped the cord like it was originally so that the male IEC socket sticks out the back when I put the basket back on. Now I am using a good, shielded, grounded power cord for the TT. Life is Good. Gary |
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