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Lenco owners - arm/cart discussion,suggestions?

Curious to hear what arms others are using on their Lencos, and experiences they may have particularly with MC carts.

I currently have a Lenco L75 with custom plinth and 2 armboards (one with RB300), along with a Nottingham Spacedeck/Spacearm.

Has anyone tried the Spacearm on the Lenco? Any feedback is much appreciated.

What other arms are people using, particularly with low output moving coils?

I would really like to try my van den Hul Condor on the Lenco for a real gauge of the table's performance. While I feel the RB300 is a good match on the table, it will not work well with the Condor.

Just curious of other people's experiences before I drill the other armboard for an A/B of the Spacearm/Condor on the Spacedeck vs. Lenco.

Am considering other arms (SME V, Graham Phantom or 2.2) so any experiences of these with the Lenco would be helpful.

Have also considered something like a Shelter 501 for the Rega arm. Any experiences with low output MCs, RB300, and the Lenco?
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mbort OP
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Just as a follow up - I mounted the Spacearm and vdH Condor on the Lenco. Need to resolve some VTA related issues - ran out of travel and still too far above level (and don't want to just use a really thick mat), but all in all my first impressions of the Lenco table are extremely favorable.
mbort OP
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Thanks everyone for all the info, this is very useful.

I am just going to go ahead and drill out the other armboard for the Spacearm and give it a try. Can't afford a new arm just yet - but it looks like the Lenco can handle some of the finest arms and carts available. I guess my concern, in the end, was that the arm and cart would far outclass the table.
mbort OP
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Following up on my first post, I have seen a lot of folks using a Denon 103 (and 103R) on Lencos. Just does not seem like the right fit to the Rega arm (arm is light for the Denon). I tried a 103R some time back on the Spacearm (which is 1.5 g effectively heavier than the RB300), and it just did not work very well. Anyhow, looking for other experiences...

Thanks!
mbort OP
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Thanks for the responses.

My primary goal is to find out what others have experienced withe their Lencos and their impressions of different components and combinations of components on this table.

Dopogue - this is exactly the information I'm looking for. What do you think of the SME vs JMW, and what carts are you using? I am also using a 70 pounder two armboard setup, and seriously considering a JMW 10.5
mbort OP
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Guys,

Thanks again for all the responses!

I swear that the Lenco is something else. I was able to get the armboard milled down such that VTA could be properly adjusted on the Spacearm. And with the Condor, it certainly seems that pace, frequency extension, and clarity are much improved over the Nottingham deck. I have not A/B'd back to the Spacedeck, BUT have listened to many albums that I know very well on two different integrateds (same tube configuration), and noticed the same differences on both setups...

Will definitely report more as I listen and become more familiar with this deck. But initial impressions after a week of listening - this Lenco is something else!
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