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Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Nandric,Your assumptions are both correct and incorrect. I joined Audiogon in its early yrs, but never posted. In December I needed to get some info regarding the Victor TTs, and when I tried to post, the system required me to reset my info, which... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Nandric > I myself was never obssesed with any wire whatever and am convinced that this myth is invented by P&R people.Raul Ruegas >>  and you gave you an answer that you are wrong with that statement Raul,It is nice to see someone w... 
Victor TT 101 vs TT 81
Thanks Halcro.  You are right, initially I thought I would go with the TT 81 if it was the same, but I think in the end my bias towards coreless will reign.  TT 101 it is. 
Victor TT 101 vs TT 81
Hi Halcro,Thanks for all the links you have provided.  Although I had read them in the past, it was good to revisit.  I was surfing the Vinyl Engine JVC turntable section and I came across the QL 66F.  One of the threads you directed me to referen... 
Interesting thought- Linn &
"Comparing any TT to the master tape or even the 2nd gen tape on the likes of a Studer isn’t really fair"This captures one of most common problems in audiophilia in general. Fans of particular designs feel it is unfair to compare their favourite t... 
Victor TT 101 vs TT 81
According to the specs at Vintageknob, it is Coreless, but with substantially less slots (24 vs 180)TT 101http://www.thevintageknob.org/jvc-TT-101.htmlTT 81http://www.thevintageknob.org/jvc-TT-81.html 
Victor TT 101 vs TT 81
Halcro, besides the aesthetics, was there any value in removing the "base" from the turntable?  BTW, I like the design of your arm pillars.  Any reason you decided to go with your own design as opposed to using the steel column "legs with spikes" ... 
Victor TT 101 vs TT 81
Thanks for the info Halcro and HW.  Halcro, to be honest, I have a bias towards coreless design (interesting you find it difficult to differentiate from the two...food for thought), but was concerned about the complexity of the 101 (more things th...