Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II


“For those who want the moon but can't afford it or those who can afford it but like to have fun and work with their hands, I'm willing to give out a recipe for a true high-end 'table which is easy to do, and fun to make as sky's the limit on design/creativity! The cost of materials, including 'table, is roughly $200 (depending, more or less), and add to that a Rega tonearm. The results are astonishing. I'll even tell/show you how to make chipboard look like marble and fool and impress all your friends. If there's interest I'll get on with this project, if not, I'll just continue making them in my basement. The next one I make will have a Corian top and have a zebra stripe pattern! Fun! Any takers?”

The Lead in “Da Thread” as posted by Johnnantais - 2-01-04

Let the saga continue. Sail on, oh ships of Lenco!
mario_b

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About the hype of the slate plinth, could we say it realy is superior to a massive selected hardwood for a TD 124 or Garrard 301 or is it just...hype ?
Turntable is an addictve hobby. For me since I started tweaking my turntable I had so much reward that the rest of my system is secondary. Not that it has no importance, but improving the front end to the limits makes the whole thing sound better and better . Many times I wanted to upgrade my "average" speakers to very expensive ones I ended buying a top flight tonearm or cartridge, with matching phonopreamp. Why ? Because I feel that the improvement will be more effective than a new pair of speakers. The way to have the best out of your actual turntable considering economics makes the hobby a pure pleasure. Thanks to idler wheel and isolation techniques,...
Dear friends,
I have been bitten by the bug... besides my father's TD 124 MK II , I just bought 3 Lenco's: L 75, L 78, L 78 SE and 2 Garrard 301 grease and oil bearing, the path I will go is a 5 cm thick slate plinth coupled with 3 Symposium Rollerblocks Jr. Tungsten on a second slate base. I will compare all 3 TT with same arm and cart.
I am asking you what arm would be the most revealing for such a test.
Of course I have to buy 3 arms so price/quality is a major concern.
I think Hadkock, Moerch,Rega, SME, Graham Robin, but I would like your experienced info, thanks...
Jean.
Thanks for your nice report, Jean. We missed your writing ! It is not a surprise for us Lencophiles to see that a replinthed L75 sounds as good as a EMT, we even go much further now with newly DIY built of platters, plinth material, topplate, bearings,speed controllers, design,etc...
The beauty of these old Lencos is the smart motor/idler design that allows infinite creativity. And with a sound to dye for !
I especially thank you for initially opening the door to this Heaven. Lenco Heaven !

Jean ( Lenco Heaven)