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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!
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johnwdt
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Gadfly,
Nice Thorens, I remember now, I sent along one of my spare dustbugs for that project, Looks good! The 111 is probably the sharpest looking Thorens out there.

I have some news as well, I just mounted a Fidelity Research FR64S with an SPU (New Eliptical model) on my trusty L75 and it is really sounding good. This is my first MC in quite afew years and I am really liking what I hear. I'm using a borrowed Fidelity Research Step-up and am on the hunt for an affordable Step up. Anyone use the Denon au 320, would it suit my SPU I wonder??? My next purchase may be a Denon 103 (R or Eliptical?!?) to try on my RS Labs, Might as well go all out on this MC Fest...
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musicus53
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I think a more accurate statement would be that snide remarks is what the internet is all about for the emotionally immature. Nice work on the Thorens restoration, though.

Don
as1715
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Johnwdt,

I also use a SPU on my Lenco and had at first used the Denon AU-320: works very fine, but, but but, the day I went for a Peerless/Altec 4722, I really heard what the SPU was able to do ;-)

Cheers,

François.
johnwdt
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Thanks Francois, I would like to try the Altecs... If I can find a pair, noticed several on Ebay, I remember seeing a pair on Canuck this past summmer.
I also have a Lentek battery operated Step-up from the early 80s, Made in the UK, which I will test tomorrow, anyone used the Lentek??
John T
hxt1
141 posts
 
Beautiful 'table Gadfly! Do you still have it? What other 'tables do you have?
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