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Almost time to arm the Victor TT 101

Hey everybody!

Three years ago or more, I got my Victor TT 101 back from JP. Chakster sold me one of his and it went directly to JP to get overhauled. Exterior mint condition. It took JP forever to finish it, with good reason. He said he'd never worked one that had this many issues. With each fix, something else failed or wouldn't work. But, he accomplished the impossible and sent it to me where it would sit for a couple more years as I was too scared to set the arms and carts. I'm a deer in headlights when it comes to this stuff, I really am. I can't seem to find anyone locally to guide me through the setup process and I was too drunk and high (sober now) to dare align things myself.

My friends, life is different now. I've got clarity and a little courage. With the help of my Russian friend, were gonna get my new arm boards bored, arms fixed and carts aligned! I've got a nice Victor UA-7082 that will go nice on that table. Not sure the other arm, I've got many, maybe my Technics EPA 100? Sony perhaps. I've got a Victor UA-7045, might go that route as well. Plenty of vintage carts to choose from. After all these years, finally listening to those too! 

Plinth is original with a fresh Teak veneer. Looks sharp. I'd say I'll have it up and spinning within a month or so. Pretty excited!

knollbrent

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knollbrent

TT101 Update_____________________?

please say hi to Chakster for me, I certainly miss him here.

where do you live? I want to see and hear everything you have! I’m in Plainfield, NJ 07062

I just put a Virtual System on this site to let others easily know about that deceptively simple looking Luxman PD-444 Two Arm TT you, my friend, and Chakster love.

https://www.audiogon.com/systems/11900

 

 

I went with a TT81 for myself, squeezed a 3rd arm on for Mono ready to go, and like the Plinth’s unique 7 layer construction, but needed to add some iso-blocks to deal with my springy wood floors. (wrapped them in black tape, less obvious now)

 

My friend Bill is a machinist, runs his own business, clients in NJ, PA elsewhere. He made himself a solid aluminum removable arm-board for his single arm JVC Plinth, I think for a Fidelity Research arm I gave him. It came on my PL-2 Plinth when I bought it from Vlad, another cool Russian who sells on Canuck Audio Mart. I highly recommend him, my friend bought one of his Micro-Seiki 505 arms from him

Vlads Current Listings on Canuck Audio Mart.

 

 

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