Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?

Hi Doron,
According to Vintage Knob...the TT-81 has 1.3Kg/Cm starting torque against the 1.8Kg/Cm for the TT-101.
I don't know how that relates to perceived performance as both decks are consistently immune to the the effects of 'stylus drag' even under three cartridges running simultaneously...😍
I also can't hear a difference in performance between the two decks in my system.....
Regards

fwiw, the manual for the tt 101 states 1.2 kg.cm as the starting torque.

Just for giggles, I looked up the starting torque for Lew's sp10 mk3: a whopping 16 kg.cm. But the platter for that weighs as much as the entire tt 101. So both tables reach operating speed in under 3/4 sec.

Well it seems both figures are as stated.

My original Japanese copy TT-101 1.2kg and the QL-10/TT-101 on TVK 1.8kg do show conflicting figures. Never noticed the
discrepancy before.

Hellow Fellows I have been following this thread with great interest,because for years I have been interested in DD turntables but have never taken the plunge, but think that I may be now ready.
Previously, I have been interested in the Dennons and Micro-Seiki primarily.
I would like to ask you folks would these two manufacturers be the ones that you would recommend or some other make as well?
I have previously been interested in the Dennon models DP 72 and 80.
I would appreciate any advice and or opinions that would be helpful.

Violin

Denon DP80 is a pretty serious drive system. If you can find one it will need to be restored. I'm currently working on restoring 3 each DP3000, one DP2000 (they share the same motor) and one DP80, most definitely the best of them.

The Micro DDX 1500 is very nice too but much harder to come by, I restored one of those a while back DDX1500

Good Listening

Peter