lewm
I thought it was the 801 that was a nightmare.
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lewm says avoid the TT101, and he knows about these more than most.
Newbie turntable Upgrade
So I broke my cardinal rule about not going down the Vinyl Rabbit-hole, now this Alice-in-Wonderland owns a Fluance RT85, 4,count them, FOUR phonostages (Parasound XRM, Darlington Labs, Sutherland , and a Waxwing to feed my dac) Ortofon 2M Blue, and Bronze, and a Denon DL-110 cartridge along with a bunch of decent jazz and classic rock lp's. Now the need to upgrade the turntable has risen. Looking for suggestions that doesn't exceed $2K usd.
I value your opinions.
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Japan Auction these days, you open a free Fedex Account, give them your account number, they arrange with FedEx, you pay FexEx. My latest win, an AT160ML cartridge is on it's way here.. ........................................ So, start with this terrific TT81 with awesome Micro Seiki 505 arm in a compact wood case with hinged dust cover. see photo, base is simply a frame and top board. https://auc.aleado.com/yahoo/lot?auctionID=1210129382
one day, soon? move it to JVC Victor's best composite 7 layer plinth with real wood veneer CL-P1 7 layer Plinth, compact, hinged dust cover for 1 arm, you can see the layers in many photos and the rear edge is not veneered on these. https://auc.aleado.com/yahoo/lot?auctionID=f1208552730
Or, find a CL-P2 some day, add a second or even 3 arms on it like I did. Note: they are much deeper than typical plinths, I added a new deeper glass top on my rack Fortunately the bulk of the weight is forward, so I did not near rear edge support, just cantilever enough for the legs, it's heavy/solid.
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Great looking stuff. Too complicated for me though. That Thorens, I had actually purchased over Thanksgiving, but when the guy got back to his shop he "discovered" the last black, new/in box one must have been sold. Offered my an open Walnut colored one. But I that would clash with my Rosewood Salamander Designs equipment rack and Rosewood speakers. |
In citing your mention of the TT101, I also have in mind all the other vintage DD turntables that you and I like so much. But the TT101 gave me the most trouble of all of mine and indeed might never have been made to work were it not for JP Jones' talent and smarts. First, the problem was intermittent and often would not show itself when it was in a shop for repair. Second, it turned out to be due to a crack in a tracing on one of the PCBs which was covered up by a blob of solder. JP knew where to look for the problem based on a detailed description of the malfunction and a schematic. The PCBs are hygroscopic. Over the decades, a PCB in my unit swelled up enough to crack the tracing. The solder made for an intermittent connection. For someone knowledgeable who knows what they are doing and understands the risk, OK. For a guy who wants to buy his first TT, I would not advise it. |
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