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I owned one of these for about ten years (circa 1979-1987.) It was a beauty with brushed chrome and rosewood trim, and very solid. Unfortunately, I don't think it was all that great sounding compared to some of the better belt-drive tables out there such as even the budget offerings from Sota, Linn, and Rega. The arm was fairly high in mass, and the table developed audible wow over the years, or perhaps my ears grew more sensitive to it. Nor did it have a great suspension. Nevertheless, I always felt that the table was slightly better than the arm.
I always felt that my friend's Linn deck had much better resolution, especially in the bass, and more neutral in the mid-highs. I would compare the DD-35 to some of the better Technics tables in sound quality, and to Luxman tables in appearance, but in a class of its own mechanically. Overall, it was a three and a half star table that was built to last many lifetimes. Strengths:
Great looks, mechanical reliability Weaknesses:
Suspension, ability to resolve low-level detail
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