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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.
halcro
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pbnaudio
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/German-made-220v-to-Japan-100v-AC-converter-f-tube-pre-amplifier-phono-stage...

Chakster  above seems to fit your requirement - made in Germany too.
No association with listing seller.

The Power supply we make for the SP10Mk2 can easily be configured for 220/240 input as the transformer have dual primaries.


Good Listening


Peter


lewm
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Note: "Made in Western Germany".  So that step-down transformer is at least 25 years old.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.  But this is to say that I don't think it's fair to dismiss ANYTHING made in China as "crap".  I've got two 117V to 100V step-downs made in China, both from the same source and of the same type, that are nicely made and have held up for more than 5 years each.  They don't vibrate or heat up during constant use.  The best bet is to make sure the step-down or -up is over-rated for the power demand.  As long as that's the case, you should be oK.

Ironically, there was once a time in the post-WW2 USA when Japanese-made products were looked down upon in much the same way as many of us now view Chinese manufacturing. 
lewm
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Just for semantic reasons, I should have written "EVERYTHING", instead of "ANYTHING", in my comment above.  Of course, any one thing made in China could be "crap", but not everything is.
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pbnaudio
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Just procured a batch of the other unobtanium IC for the Victor TT101- IC813 the Toshiba TC5001 - had to buy ten of them so anyone should need one in the future I have a stash :-)

Good Listening


Peter 
lewm
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Peter, I thought I noticed that not one but several other ICs appeared to be used in the TT101. However, all seemed to be of the same type, based on cursory examination.  Is this the one you've now got?  How many would hypothetically be needed to re-do an entire TT101 circuit, assuming that one would need several of one kind?  Thanks.
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