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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.
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klinerm
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Chakster,

I can't answer your question directly, because I haven't heard the Technics, but I think I can contribute something meaningful. I have the little brother of the PD-444, the PD-441. I think it has the same motor as the PD-444, but holds only one tonearm, plinth correspondingly smaller. Mine is mounted with a Fidelity Research FR-64s tonearm with optional height adjuster and a Yamaha MC-1s cartridge, i.e, complete vintage 70's near state-of-the-art front end.

Compared to my main rig, Acoustic Signature Final Tool, Kuzma 4-point, ZYX Universe, the Luxman is a little noisier, a little less resolving, bass not as good, but it has a drive that makes it eminently enjoyable, so much so that I could easily listen to it all the time. If you have any interest in the Luxman, I can't imagine being disappointed in it if it's set up properly.


FWIW.


Richard



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