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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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halcro OP
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Thanks Peter,
Finally someone with the 'guts' to post a Timeline video rather than just 'talk' about it đź‘…

I applaud you...and good luck with your quest in reviving these vintage Japanese DD turntables.
I have still seen no evidence that any of the modern DD decks can equal (let alone exceed) the performance  of the great Japanese decks of the Golden Age....
Regards
Henry 
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@ chakster

News from Wilkinson labs?
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chakster
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@best-groove
yes, but nothing about the price for this job, he said he has 75 jobs in line for the next month, i hope i could get an answer about estimate price, i just don’t want to ship heavy turntable if i don’t know how the total price will be calculated. If it will cost about a grand i will pass on it and will do it locally for free, lol.



lohanimal
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GOOD NEWS!!!
Wilkinsons are able to repair my JVC tt10. Andrew informed me that someone must have either dropped it badly or put a hammer to it... He has replaced the bearing at the bottom of the spindle and will then work on all the electrolytics and so forth.
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best-groove
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@@Chakster 
Have you read on their site regarding the estimates?
Unable to make a quote as the problems can be multiple and may take a while; I believe that over a certain sum they make to forait.
However, they seem to have a JVC museum and can check their TT101 in case of problematic failures.

I show you the link of their site
https://www.wilkinsons.tv/?page_id=1173


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