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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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Lewm
You don't have to be that old to remember Cool Hand Luke.

Remember watching it in my teens for sure.

Still rated as one of Paul Newman's better performances.
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Ah so being born last century makes one "old"? LOL.
Yes I am fully aware it was 1967, I probably saw it though about 75 or 76?
Hard to remember that far back being such an old codger I am afraid.
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You tell me, what's the cutoff?
One of those nice cozy fitted pine boxes......
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That's actually pretty fascinating overall.

However what I find really odd is that over all the years I have been listening to and perusing LPS in stores etc, that I have never seen one single example with a hole drilled in it for this purpose.

Anybody ever seen one that would align with this information?
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According to Vinyl Engine the Dual 701 is one of the rarer and nicest Dual decks out there.
Uses a " low torque direct drive motor"

Appears to have an enthusiastic following.
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Question for all you vintage DD experts out there.
I have just acquired a Technics sl10 linear tracker which looks to be fully functional and in good shape.

My question is concerning the RCA out.
It looks like it has a built in phono amp as the little button next to the RCA outs says mm/mc.
Does this mean it cannot be used through a phono amp as there does not appear to be a bypass to this , just choice of mm or mc.
Thank you
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Would one say it is truly worth $300 though?
That's about average price being asked by Japan resellers right now?
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Chakster.
Thanks very much for the info on the "new" Boston Mat.
Wanted to try one but near impossible to find an original one.
Will look into it.
👍👍
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Uber, With diligence and patience, I think you could find a used Mat1 or Mat2. But maybe it's cheaper and faster to just buy this new copy.
Not strong on patience I am afraid, hence the reasoning behind so many equipment changes over the years.... lol.
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