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JVC
TT-101
JVC TT-81
JVC TT-71
(may 1977 - 1984)
Very
successful series of LP drives which were sold in Japan
and Germany. In other words: the last
two markets really alive with high-fidelity... today !
All
tagged with the HMV logo (His Master's Voice)
and original components of the Laboratory
series, these were either sold as drives or as integrated players,
complete with Victor's UA tonearms and CL-P plinths.
Many integrated players which used the same drives and/or Double Bi-Directional Servo technology were available as well like, among others : QL-10, QL-7 or QL-F6.
While
Sony was butchering with absent-minded
marketing its own best efforts (TTS-8000),
Pioneer only taking a dip once (PLC-590
& PA-5000 - the Exclusive P3/a notwithstanding),
only Denon and, to a lesser degree,
Technics executed this kind of program
as proficiently as Victor. And we all know a good part of Denon's was engineered and/or made by... JVC !
However,
it was mostly Victor's professional LP players that were widely
accepted in the japanese broadcasting studios with big guns like the JL-B1000P,
the original Victor professional record player the TT-101
series and later TT-801
came from.
And
if the TT-101 series is
almost completely unknown outside Japan and Germany, it is nevertheless
one of the best LP record player system ever made, tonearms included.
Do
click the buttons below for the entire and extremely detailed
descriptions of each drive, all translated from
the original may 1977 japanese catalog
!
The
UA-7082, UA-7045 and UA-5045 tonearms, CL-P bases, X1 and Z1 cartridges
will all be posted separately at a later date.
A real TT-71 in repair at the indispensable amp8.com. |