You two remind me of a great old song.... " Love is in the air......."
Ahhh... the seventies!
Ahhh... the seventies!
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!
The Lead in “Da Thread” as posted by Johnnantais - 2-01-04
Let the saga continue. Sail on, oh ships of Lenco!
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Hey Hxtl, Remember the word "fronting"? That was a big one in the 70's. It stood for when someone was putting on a front, making themselves something they were not. The thing about idlers, and anything else for that matter, was that the old was being looked at as clunky. For instance, the fronts of buildings were being covered with metal hiding and damaging the old stonework. I do not remember anyone in my neighborhood, of which and audiophile was not to be found, having anything like a Lenco or Garrard idler. Not unlike today, -people- wanted "cool" which at that time did not include the old aesthetic. A Lenco is a most un-cool looking thing. The Garrard maybe a step better; the Thorens looks like a dinosaur. It's a cool to be square aesthetic. This whole thread throbs with "love is in the air" .... But not a lovefest for any idler. "phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust" - Clash |
This is my almost completed DIY Turntable. All I need is to do is finish the Arm Pod. The Arm Pod will have an SME style mount machined into the top plate. Click the links below to have a peek and tell me what you think? Ask questions if you wish. My DIY Turntable Front View My DIY Turntable Top View |
Gadfly.... you have totally lost me, LOST me. I was remarking on you and Jejune's back and forth, nothing more. I really, really do not understand your last post, the reasoning behind it, and what exactly you are trying to say, other than you don't like idlers, which we ALL know anyways! so, ...... your point? |
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