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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"Agreed. Your listening impressions of the TT101 as compared to the DP80, both with your upgrades and plinth, would be very informative."
But I can't help thinking.....perhaps understandably biased...👀❓
Yes best-groove.....is me 🤡

Just demonstrating how the Victor DD turntables are able to maintain absolute speed consistency under the dynamic loads (including 'stylus drag') of up to three cartridges at the same time.
Haven't seen that test with the Timeline successfully done with any other turntable.....
But I would like to.....👅

Technics claimed the SP-10MKIII would maintain speed with up to one thousand tonearms tracking at 2 grams each.