Interesting watching your video and hearing you mention CaptMark. I've bought 3 turntables from him over the years. He does brilliant work. Denon turntables from this era were so cool and futuristic looking. Thanks for the video.
Mark is a wonderful wizard! I have a fully automatic Techics SL-1610, direct drive tt. It has a torquey silent motor and the repeat function is more flexible. Instead of repeating indefinitely like the Denon, it let's you chose 2-7 plays, before shutting off. Since much of my listening is late at night, it's a great feature. My backup is a B&O tx2 linear tt. It has a selectable repeat function as well. That said, I sure hope I can save up enough to get a higher end Denon from Mark before he hangs up his soldering iron. They are technological and aesthetic works of art and after Mark reconsider them, they are the safest bet for a vintage tt. Nice review... right down to the "happy dance"! Enjoy the music!
Direct drive over belt drive any day . Never had motor noise from my vintage pioneers or technics but I have noticed wow and flutter deviation on almost every belt drive iv owned .
Nice score, Bruce. I have had a DP-62L since around 1988. Mine is not an automatic but a semi-auto, so it picks up the tonearm at the end of the record. It has all of the same servo and tracking features of yours. My Dual turntable had just broken and one of my fellow airmen was going to rotate from West Germany to Iceland. He wanted to lighten his move, so I picked up the 62 and about one hundred albums for a fair price. I have always loved this turntable and mine really looks like a spaceship with the buttons directly on that platter collar. These turntables are beautiful items and are indeed the end of the era. Good listening, sir.
Basically, Denon's Dynamic Servo Tracer tonearm is very much similar to Sony's Biotracer tonearm. The tonearm movement and factors are computer controlled via linear motors. When it works, it works beautifully. When it doesn't, it can be a bit of a nightmare to repair, especially if you require service data and/or replacement of any proprietary parts that have long been discontinued.
I just bought his last one before Christmas…it’s a great TT .and his stories about rock bands and singer song twitters are quite entertaining… I have a Vintage Technics SL-1300 and I love that one too, it’s before Quartz lock
Hi, I have the Denon DP -61F, looks exactly like the one you have showing.. one day the turn table just stopped rotating.. do you have any idea what could be the problem.. The motor? . I'm handy so I am ready to replace the motor if need be, please help
Nice machine. It's good to have a cueing handle on the headshell... something that's missing from my TT. It also has fully electronic arm control, probably more convenient than the Denon (an analogue flywheel instead of left/right buttons). Well, it's either this or that, no one can have it all...
Great video. I am amaze at how good those old Denon decks were. I have the lowest end DP-7F, my ugly duckling, but it perform faultlessly. I have an Ortofon OM T4P cartridge with OM 20 stylus. It’s almost dead silence with no hum. I put it on a home made isolation platform and took care of the vibration feed back and it’s can sit next to a pair of pretty punchy bookshelves and I can crank it all the way. Like you I have two RTs and two Technics linear. All the decks I have are very good but the Denon pulls twice its weight in this instance.
Hey BC. Great video! I’ve been getting kind of curious about these UFO automatics. I’d say you pretty well answered any questions I had. That magnetic tonearm is awesome. I’m with you…got to love an automatic TT. Been using Technics and B&O for years. Just watched Steve G’s review of the DP-3000NE. Super nice deck. But, I’d rather go with one of these beauties. Thanks…🍻
I got fearful after seeing the Techmoan video an rightfully so. The DP-65F is out of reach for me, and same for the JVC models which are similar. Luckily I randomly came across a JVC L-F61 a few days ago for $20. It needed some work (understatement) to fix the speed fluctuations (oxidized speed control pot), the tonearm lift(bracket holding it in place broken) and the sensor not working (lens was just dirty). Sensor you say? Yes, this is a turntable that lets you select and skip tracks. The sensor is mounted in the cartridge and the cartridge is shared with some other turntables (Sanyo ST100D, Fisher MT275 and MT6360 etc.) but those all have their own (in my opinion) inferior designs. It has a DD servo motor in the arm, the QL-Y versions have 2 DD motors in the arms for horizontal and vertical tracking adjustments. The motor in the arm and platter are both coreless direct drive motors and absolutely dead silent. It has to be the quietest turntable I've owned so far. Just waiting for a new needle since the one that was on it was a nub that didn't play anything. Automatic turntables get a lot of hate, but I feel a lot of that hate comes from people not knowing how to fix them and of course stuff is going to fail after 40-50 years. If you know your electronics it's not too hard to figure most things out even without a manual. Most of the time they just need a good cleaning and lubrication job to get things going again.
I got my Pioneer PL 50L from Mark. He is awesome. You won't find better work from anybody. He will set a cartridge up correctly as well for free. And his products will not break the bank. Say Hi to Snoop Dog.
How you gonna get motor noise with good direct drive. It’s turning 33-45rpm. Belt drive with the extreme gearing, I guess 1000/1. It’s spinning 1000rpm, the belt drive motor definitely makes noise…..
I have a Denon DP-65F and it is great. I'm the original owner, bought it in 1984 in Japan.
I have two turntables from captmark09, one a Kenwood and the other a Pioneer and I'm very happy with them. Nice review.
Interesting watching your video and hearing you mention CaptMark. I've bought 3 turntables from him over the years. He does brilliant work. Denon turntables from this era were so cool and futuristic looking. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for sharing!
Mark is a wonderful wizard!
I have a fully automatic Techics SL-1610, direct drive tt. It has a torquey silent motor and the repeat function is more flexible. Instead of repeating indefinitely like the Denon, it let's you chose 2-7 plays, before shutting off. Since much of my listening is late at night, it's a great feature.
My backup is a B&O tx2 linear tt. It has a selectable repeat function as well.
That said, I sure hope I can save up enough to get a higher end Denon from Mark before he hangs up his soldering iron. They are technological and aesthetic works of art and after Mark reconsider them, they are the safest bet for a vintage tt.
Nice review... right down to the "happy dance"!
Enjoy the music!
Direct drive over belt drive any day . Never had motor noise from my vintage pioneers or technics but I have noticed wow and flutter deviation on almost every belt drive iv owned .
Nice score, Bruce. I have had a DP-62L since around 1988. Mine is not an automatic but a semi-auto, so it picks up the tonearm at the end of the record. It has all of the same servo and tracking features of yours. My Dual turntable had just broken and one of my fellow airmen was going to rotate from West Germany to Iceland. He wanted to lighten his move, so I picked up the 62 and about one hundred albums for a fair price. I have always loved this turntable and mine really looks like a spaceship with the buttons directly on that platter collar. These turntables are beautiful items and are indeed the end of the era. Good listening, sir.
I just bought a 60l. I am in the process of restoring. I reached out to Mark but he is MIA. Hopefully he is ok.
Basically, Denon's Dynamic Servo Tracer tonearm is very much similar to Sony's Biotracer tonearm.
The tonearm movement and factors are computer controlled via linear motors. When it works, it works beautifully. When it doesn't, it can be a bit of a nightmare to repair, especially if you require service data and/or replacement of any proprietary parts that have long been discontinued.
I just bought his last one before Christmas…it’s a great TT .and his stories about rock bands and singer song twitters are quite entertaining… I have a Vintage Technics SL-1300 and I love that one too, it’s before Quartz lock
Loved the video Bruce
I found it to be very helpful
Thanks so much
Thanks Landon
I also have a Nagaoka MP110 on my vintage late seventies Technics. Great bang for the buck. Love the sound.
Hi, I have the Denon DP -61F, looks exactly like the one you have showing.. one day the turn table just stopped rotating.. do you have any idea what could be the problem.. The motor? . I'm handy so I am ready to replace the motor if need be, please help
You did good, I have the 37F and I love it
Thanks this is my dream machine
Great turntable...a beast ✌️
I have a smaller model but similar in mechanics and automations the Denon DP-23F...very nice entry level turntable✌️
Nice machine. It's good to have a cueing handle on the headshell... something that's missing from my TT. It also has fully electronic arm control, probably more convenient than the Denon (an analogue flywheel instead of left/right buttons). Well, it's either this or that, no one can have it all...
Great video. I am amaze at how good those old Denon decks were. I have the lowest end DP-7F, my ugly duckling, but it perform faultlessly. I have an Ortofon OM T4P cartridge with OM 20 stylus. It’s almost dead silence with no hum. I put it on a home made isolation platform and took care of the vibration feed back and it’s can sit next to a pair of pretty punchy bookshelves and I can crank it all the way. Like you I have two RTs and two Technics linear. All the decks I have are very good but the Denon pulls twice its weight in this instance.
They are excellent
Hey BC. Great video! I’ve been getting kind of curious about these UFO automatics. I’d say you pretty well answered any questions I had. That magnetic tonearm is awesome. I’m with you…got to love an automatic TT. Been using Technics and B&O for years. Just watched Steve G’s review of the DP-3000NE. Super nice deck. But, I’d rather go with one of these beauties. Thanks…🍻
You’re welcome
Great choice sir, very jealous. It is high on my list, that or the DP-47F or the JVC QL-77F
If you do go for a Denon make sure to get it off of Captmark
I got fearful after seeing the Techmoan video an rightfully so. The DP-65F is out of reach for me, and same for the JVC models which are similar. Luckily I randomly came across a JVC L-F61 a few days ago for $20. It needed some work (understatement) to fix the speed fluctuations (oxidized speed control pot), the tonearm lift(bracket holding it in place broken) and the sensor not working (lens was just dirty). Sensor you say? Yes, this is a turntable that lets you select and skip tracks. The sensor is mounted in the cartridge and the cartridge is shared with some other turntables (Sanyo ST100D, Fisher MT275 and MT6360 etc.) but those all have their own (in my opinion) inferior designs. It has a DD servo motor in the arm, the QL-Y versions have 2 DD motors in the arms for horizontal and vertical tracking adjustments. The motor in the arm and platter are both coreless direct drive motors and absolutely dead silent. It has to be the quietest turntable I've owned so far. Just waiting for a new needle since the one that was on it was a nub that didn't play anything.
Automatic turntables get a lot of hate, but I feel a lot of that hate comes from people not knowing how to fix them and of course stuff is going to fail after 40-50 years. If you know your electronics it's not too hard to figure most things out even without a manual. Most of the time they just need a good cleaning and lubrication job to get things going again.
I got my Pioneer PL-505 from Mark. I'm sure it won't be my last purchase from him.
I got my Pioneer PL 50L from Mark. He is awesome. You won't find better work from anybody. He will set a cartridge up correctly as well for free. And his products will not break the bank. Say Hi to Snoop Dog.
Yes, he does really good work!
Loved the video and a very nice turntable. I myself prefer a direct drive automatic turntable
Sorry, but I don't think the strobe detects speed but size. That's why it doesn't have a size button.
Correct, the size determines the speed.
I love it my friend I still my old thank 😊 to, and I love it 😀
How you gonna get motor noise with good direct drive. It’s turning 33-45rpm.
Belt drive with the extreme gearing, I guess 1000/1. It’s spinning 1000rpm, the belt drive motor definitely makes noise…..
I just got one of these from a friend for free...