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Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
You got it backwards...it didn't say HE was trammeling Hispanics, but that he wrote about "America and Europe generally trammelling the black and hispanic peoples of the world." He did begin a thread in which he managed to offend almost everybody ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Where is Raul??Posted at Lenco Heaven for any member to see, about the banning of Raul from that forum:"He was finally banned after making a lengthy and highly contentious post about, as I remember, America and Europe generally trammelling the bla... 
JICO and LP Gear Stylus question
NOT reassuring is this photo of a brand new Jico SAS VN35HE for the Shure V-15 III XM. The user says this is with zero hours; the stylus had not played a single record when the photo was taken. The workmanship is shockingly bad: it's a GLUE BALL!h... 
Decca cartridge experiences
The "Stereophonic London ffss 1000" is a Decca Mk 1. Sold integral with the Decca tonearm; that name (London) was used on exports to the USA, marketed by Scott (yes, H.H.Scott) as the "London-Scott."You can actually see a picture of the London-Sco... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
The URL is right there. Copy and paste into your browser.However, some have reported that Jean's picture gallery locks up their browser. 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Jean Nantais has a new website:Turntables by Jean Nantaishttp://www.idler-wheel-drive.com 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
"WoW!!!! What an amazing thread this has been! "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------So I take it that since Jean has departed, the thread is dead?Isn't there anything we can do here to keep improving the... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
On his HighEnd Audio website, Arthur Salvatore has added some information about his listening experience with a Jean Nantais "Reference" Lenco. He describes in detail, the areas in which the Lenco outperformed his prior reference...which is to say... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Arthur Salvatore has updated his comments about the Jean Nantais Lenco at his site:http://www.high-endaudio.com/It is in the Recent File (and the Reference Turntable File).NOBODY here is so lazy as to read just this one line and not go to read the... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Cleopatra 52: "Now, if Jean could just come up with a permanent fix to that resonating spring to which Arthur refers (a fix I understand Jean has developed) Lenco supremacy will be assured."A ways back I thought up an idea for an electromagnetic t... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Latest from Arthur Salvatore on his auditioning of a Jean Nantais Lenco is that his prior audition was with a Lenco that wasn't quite up to snuff. It had a problem with the idler spring.Jean Nantais fixed that and the result:"This is what I can st... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Photos of what he says is a close duplicate to what he is listening to, were posted at Lenco Heaven.It's based on a standard Lenco chassis on a large wooden plinth. It has a special upgrade bearing, added platter mass and a metacrylic mat. Tonearm... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Arthur Salvatore has posted his preliminary impressions from critical listening to a tweaked, rebearinged and replinthed (looks like a Jean Nantais) Lenco idler-drive turntable, with a Graham Phantom II arm.Salvatore has already reported that the ... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Internet audio critic Arthur Salvatore is planning an audition of two Lenco-based custom-built turntables (one is a heavy, multi-platter Lenco with a Graham Phantom arm) against a Kuzma, with air-line tonearm, and a Forsell. He will report on the ... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Incredible...A Google search for "Lenco LLC"...which is the name of a company in Newington, CT...now turns up the above April Fool's post, " "New Lenco LLC" to produce new Lenco idler turntables."Meanwhile, I'm a bit puzzled as to the inactivity h...