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Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
Best-groove, You're right.  Sorry for my negativity.   
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
I too own an NOS 881S mk2, a used 980 LZS (pretty much used up by me), an NOS 981LZS, and an NOS CS100.  The operative phrase is "NOS", which means that I have never even unpacked the cartridges in question.  The vintage Stanton that I have listen... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Chakster, Per your post of 6/21/17, I would take issue with some of the cartridges you chose to place on your "best ever" list.  For example, many believe that the Stanton CS100 is not even the best vintage Stanton cartridge.  But my point is that... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Chakster, Per your post of 6/21/17, I would take issue with some of the cartridges you chose to place on your "best ever" list.  For example, many believe that the Stanton CS100 is not even the best vintage Stanton cartridge.  But my point is that... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Chakster, Per your post of 6/21/17, I would take issue with some of the cartridges you chose to place on your "best ever" list.  For example, many believe that the Stanton CS100 is not even the best vintage Stanton cartridge.  But my point is that... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Chakster, Per your post of 6/21/17, I would take issue with some of the cartridges you chose to place on your "best ever" list.  For example, many believe that the Stanton CS100 is not even the best vintage Stanton cartridge.  But my point is that... 
How many LP's
Last night I picked out of my Duke Ellington collection a Pablo LP, "Duke's Big 4", or something like that.  Turns out I have two copies of this LP, and one is an original German pressing.  Needless to say, that's the one that got spun. Duke + Ray... 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
All I can say is, beware of a dealer who claims to be a "good repairer" of all JVC turntables.  That does not necessarily mean he can decipher a TT101.  On one of my misadventures, I sent my TT101 to a guy in southern New Jersey who claimed over t... 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
Sorry, Chakster.Evidently my memory of the chronology of events is faulty.  Your quote of my old post suggests that Thuchan's TT101 was up and running before mine.  Otherwise, I would not have been "thinking hard" about sending my own TT101 to Ger... 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
Sorry, Chakster.Evidently my memory of the chronology of events is faulty.  Your quote of my old post suggests that Thuchan's TT101 was up and running before mine.  Otherwise, I would not have been "thinking hard" about sending my own TT101 to Ger... 
Has Anyone Heard the (fairly) New Technics Grand Class TT?
My internet research suggests that Technics marketing is confusing, as per usual with this product. The 1200GAE was the first of the Grand Class turntables to come to market. It has all the bells and whistles and was supposedly "limited edition". ... 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
Chak, I am not sure what you are saying above, but in any case, my TT101 never went to Germany.  In fact, Thuchan did not buy his TT101 until well after mine had been repaired by JP.  Bill Thalmann had a shot at repairing mine, but it would not mi... 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
Chak, Your symptom sounds a bit different from mine, although maybe close enough to have the same cause.  As I wrote somewhere here, my TT101 would start up fine and go to correct speed, but it would very soon thereafter start to "hunt"; the tach ... 
How many LP's
It may be true that most of us listen to about 100 different LPs in rotation, no matter how many LPs each of us owns, but I posit that in order to develop that 100-LP rotation, you need to own at least 1000 or more.  More is better. This makes it ... 
Most aesthetic classic turntable
Kenwood L07D, for its style, quality, unity and consistency of design philosophy, and success in achieving its goals.