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Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Johnnantais,Allow me to intoduce you to Jimmy Neutron and his ARK.http://www.jimmyneutron.org/ARK%20part%201.htm- Mario 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Hi Peter,What a wonderful and ambitious project! This should slay all competition once its set up in your system – provided, of course that you have proper structural support (i.e. jacks) to brace up your house. Certainly looks heavy! Exactly what... 
Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh?
Earlier this year, I attended a weekend AudioFest which was hosted by another audio organization in the Detroit area. There were close to two dozen “listening rooms” where dealers showcased their wares. McIntosh had two of them.In the online after... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Hi Oregon,Having neither the cart nor the arm, I'm only going to parrot what I've heard others report and what I would try in your position for starters.The humble Denon DL103.That is, if you're low-output capable.Maybe others will chime in... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Adding to the detective work on tracking down sources of rumble comes a poster over at Lenco Lovers who pierced my “stuck-on-stupid” consciousness like a lightning bolt – with the observation that rumbling cutters can be faithfully recorded in the... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Hi Fishwinker,The switch capacitor shunts the surge that sends a "pop" through the system speakers without it. Bridging the two switch leads at the terminal block with a replacement capacitor will not bypass the switch.Hang in there.Mario 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Hey Mike & Fishwinker,If this is for a Euro set-up, you might want to take a look at the photo in this thread:http://www.lenco-lovers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=148&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0Just realize that the wires labeled... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Came back home last night after a month of travels to find a package (with postage stamps!) waiting for me on the hall table – the plastic idler rebuild for my Bogen/Presto Lenco-L-61. It was performed by a semi-retired gentleman in Mississippi na... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Hi Mike & Peter,Gotta wonder whether the idler arm speed channel would get burred up over time with aluminum - not that I have much need to change or fine tune speeds - but I do use Peter's Post for idler wheel disengadging all the time - even... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Hi Nigel,Oregon’s post follows the most up-to-date recipe for the “sandwich”. These are two distinct areas of attachment: 1) perimeter bolting (4) of the top plate to the top layer of plinth – usually to mdf, and 2) coupling the platter well (pan)... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
My brother has been complaining of late about the harshness of his CDs (hard clipping). If ever the time was ripe for an analog intervention this was it. Since his music listening has been via one of those integrated Bose units, I had to assemble ... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Hey Kim,Looking Good! What's that beautiful gnarley wood on the sides? What are all the woods that you used? How's the Sumiko acting as a retriever? Do you have it set up with or without the dampning fluid? So many questions .... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Hi Goughary, and welcome to "Da Thread II",Sure glad we have another archivist in our midst. A well done coup in capturing all that! I'm sure many of us will be calling on you for copies.As for your Bogen Lenco, Mike Greene and I both use the Sonu... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Hi Widge,At first blush, this sounds like a mono hook-up either bridged (grounds and hots married) or static. How many catridge clips are at the headshell? How many tonearm wires are at the phono to pre "junction"? A longways back someone posted p... 
Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II
Well, I decided to visit the good offices of AudioGon this morning which happen to be in my hometown, at least, the nuts and bolts part of the mission. After getting over the novelty of a virtual member dropping by the virtual mothership (a first,...