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2kings
17-03-2018, 19:00
http://theartofsound.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=23037&d=1521313020
Pulled the trigger on this one.....now on it's way.
Will be an interesting project for the summer months.
Gerry
17-03-2018, 20:38
Great TTs. Up there with the best of the Jap stuff from the heyday.
Have yo got the air pump with it? Suction on the plater instead of a record weight for ultimate contact between plater and record. There was a specific plinth for them too, but chip board so you could make better.
Be interested to see photos.
bonzo
17-03-2018, 21:07
http://theartofsound.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=23037&d=1521313020
Pulled the trigger on this one.....now on it's way.
Will be an interesting project for the summer months.

Is this all fully restored?
2kings
18-03-2018, 16:25
Is this all fully restored?

No. Listed as fully working.
2kings
18-03-2018, 16:29
Great TTs. Up there with the best of the Jap stuff from the heyday.
Have yo got the air pump with it? Suction on the plater instead of a record weight for ultimate contact between plater and record. There was a specific plinth for them too, but chip board so you could make better.
Be interested to see photos.

Air pump was not in the listing.
I think this was an option when new so most likely wasn't purchased then.
Don't really like the chipboard plinth. Looking to do slate DIY plinth.
Just thinking of which arm to pair with this....UA 7802?
I have Technics EPA100, EPA250/500. Also Ortofon RMG309.

Cheers.
Gerry
18-03-2018, 17:04
Air pump was not in the listing.
I think this was an option when new so most likely wasn't purchased then.
Don't really like the chipboard plinth. Looking to do slate DIY plinth.
Just thinking of which arm to pair with this....UA 7802?
I have Technics EPA100, EPA250/500. Also Ortofon RMG309.

Cheers.

They work better in ply plinths IMHO, just a little more natural/lighter, livelier sounding, same for a Technics SP10.
If you had access to CNC kit a aluminium plinth would also work very well. heard a TT101 in such a plinth....blinding. SAEC used to make them for SP10s, JVCs, & Denons etc with a resonance damper....rarer than hens teeth.
http://www.fonolab.cz/data/1315217248_86Turn_Table_Deck_SAEC_SBX-7.jpg

Arms....10" min...UA-7802 if you have one would be great. Rewire is a must.
Alternative would be the newer 12" Jelco derived arms. I've heard the Ortofon RM-309d with a Hana SL on a test DD which was very impressive.
Keen to see pics.
2kings
19-03-2018, 17:07
Thanks Gerry.
Will keep these points in mind when I plan to start on the plinth.
Cheers.
2kings
18-05-2018, 21:27
This beauty arrived a few weeks ago.
Has a Micro Seiki CU500 mat!
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Gerry
19-05-2018, 07:16
Looks great and the cu500 is a worthy bonus. Very interested to see how it develops and hear your thoughts on the sound.
Ammonite Audio
19-05-2018, 14:53
Paul Stewart of this parish might be able to shed some wisdom on getting the best out of this, since he worked for Victor/JVC in its heyday. Looks like a great motor unit - don’t rule out chipboard for the plinth, though. Chipboard has rather benign acoustic properties (unlike MDF and birch/beech ply) and that may explain why many of the great Japanese decks of this period came in chipboard plinths. I once spent a fortune having a custom heavy plywood plinth made for my Kenwood KD-770D, and quickly learnt that the original and ‘cheap’ looking chipboard plinth was better in every single aspect of sound and music reproduction!
2kings
22-05-2018, 18:50
Thanks for the tip!
I managed to snare the CL-P1 plinth from Japan for a modest sum. Shipping will cost a bit more than the purchase price!
I am in contact with Paul - thanks for pointing me that way.
Would be interesting to see how this match up to the Technics SL1000 and the Sony TTS8000.