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Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
well, I guess we will not see an outside non-vested party review the Johnnantais Lenco. That would put a little objective twist to things which I can only conclude that the Johnnantais does not really want.All together now, "Good luck Johnnantais,... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
I believe. I got an idler. I'd get a Lenco if they were laying around. don't pride yourself on finding something that people have been doing for a while on their own. sheesh.So I guess the Johnnantais gave me his comeuppance. I guess I am all pro ... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
but why can't Johnnantais just send a Lenco to the 6moons guys without all this ado. I am now refurbishing a Thorens and can't see why he can't just finish the thing somewhere and ship it to them. What am I missing? Seems curious that the Lenco we... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
the production quality of Mosin's table defies and challenges the DIY. For anyone to be able to do that themselves they would need to reach beyond merely dropping an already produced table into a glued together plinth.I am working on my idler proj... 
Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik
Raul,Have you tried removing the plastic body and replacing with a wood body on the 103? Or damping the 103 body in another manner? 
Riggle VTAF - easy or not to install?
sandpapering the hole is a drag. Takes time and that dust can get messy. After that is just as JaFox says. But it is very very worth it as it delivers a depth and space around instruments. 
MAC Palladium IC's-Follow up, are they really.....
and why don't you post cables to cables, etc? 
Anyone wish they had a rumble subsonic filter?
don't need one because the Bugle RIAA response is 30Hz to 60kHz with a Bandwidth of 15Hz to >150kHz which is gives enough headroom for the sound to stretch out but prevents any woofer pumping.The Cornet does the same thing: RIAA response is 25H... 
Review: Ortofon X-1 MC Cartridge
I got the same impressions from the X5. Sibilance was taken care of so well that you could tell the difference between a natural whistle that some one had when singing "s" and could tell there was no sibilance associated. That was incredible.But t... 
Review: Denon DL-160 Cartridge
to test take a refrigerator magnet and see if it is attracted to the platter. If not, all is well. If so, a carbon mat may fix the issue. 
Review: Denon DL-110 Cartridge
The DL-160 is a bit faster and more detailed than the 110. Not a huge difference but enough for me to be very happy with it after using the DL-110. The price difference is so slight as to make the 160 something to think about.Also, I am not so sur... 
How to tell if the record is worn out?
you need to tote a portable record player with you. http://www.needledoctor.com/Vestax-Handy-Trax?sc=2&category=43You can hear enough with one of these to tell if the record is ok.. 
Need an Entry Level Phono Preamp
The Jolida has so many options that you can run through a number of MM/HOMC/MOMC/LOMC cartridges and not be limited by that pre. It will accommodate them all BUT if it's just for that one MM then the 640P will do real nice. I had the 540P and it w... 
NAD PP2 or Project Phono Box MKII
There is a Cambridge 650p and a 540p. The 640p has MC capability. Within the same price range as the NAD, etc is the 540p, which I had, and liked much much better. 
NAD PP2 or Project Phono Box MKII
Neither. The Cambridge 540p is a bit better. I tried the PP2 in direct comparison and the Cambridge was fuller, more body, not as thin as the PP2.