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| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II I went from using a Denon 103 on a Lenco to a humble Ortofon VMS 20 moving iron type and I found that I did not really lose anything over the Denon.The Denon actually seems overly analytical by comparison as the Ortofon seems to grasp the gist of ... | |
| Rega planar 3 bearing and oil Tes we should have told you.It is 3/16th of an inch size or the metric eqivalent.Look for a silicone nitride or "ceramic" type.Other boutique companies sell a manufactured "Ruby" bearing as well.The ceramic ball should be fine and is ten times str... | |
| Rega planar 3 bearing and oil A bearing company that sells small bearings.They can be oredered online,make sure you get the correct size and you only need one. | |
| NAD PP2 or PRO-JECT PHONO BOX II The Project Phono Box 11 is really very good and much better at that price point than the NAD PP2.I know cause I have both and frankly the Project is just better all round.It is now a newer design(2005) and is a much better build quality than the ... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Yes I use a power conditioned Variac into a Lenco.Firstly I have a power conditioning box that the preamps and turntable plug into.Before the turntable I have the Variac which is set for 220v the rating of the Lenco motor and the Variac goes into ... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II I glued a 10mm hard acrylic platter,specially cut leftover Rega platter on.Brings the VTA up to spec as well.Beat that! | |
| Rega upgrades/tweeks There is a Bronze weight from Germany I think,that states as part of their advertising,that the Bronze metal works the best on the Rega arm and that is why their weight is superior.It would have something to do with the way it dissappated spurious... | |
| What's the frequency response of vinyl? Here I am again quoting Poaul Ladegaard.Anyway the 8hz resonance is due to the rubbish that exists in the vinyl groove at about the 3-4hz level,so there is your real limitation to the bass end.The Sheffield discs indeed did go out to 50Khz and Ste... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II I have found this statement in an old Lenco manual for he GL-75."The L-75 is designed for use with 220v 50hz AC mains but can be supplied with a switchable motor for use on 115 145 and 225 V mains.This seems to indicate that the Lenco people thoug... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Having experimented a little further and thought about it some more,I found a couple of things.There are 3 or 4 types of Lenco motor,one meant for 110 v only and which is not switchable.The 110v appears the same but has a green material in the win... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Sudden rush of ideas here!!! The motor in the States and Canada is the same except for the spindle right? So I could actually take the 240v model down to 90v or so and have an extra quiet motor,although I lose all that torque,makes for an interest... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II It just occurred to me.... that there in the States and Canada you only run on 110V 60Hz so your vibration floor would be normally lower than mine at 240v 50Hz?My motor runs pretty fast to begin with so taking the voltage down I am now on a par wi... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II I don't hear a negative effect in the bass or dynamics.I did tune the motor early on when I almost lost that little nose-screw too.I believe that the "flywheel" effect of the 9LB platter driven at speed accounts for most of the control of the Lenc... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II I got myself a Variac voltage regulator and am using this to power a Lenco GL-75 with the Variac plugged into a line conditioner,and the table plugged into the Variac.I am on a 240v 50Hz supply for the mains and have found that the Lenco motor qui... | |
| Pitch problem. Help Yes the upshot is that Power Conditioners at the end of the day are "current limiting",in that a power amplifier needs to be able to draw a large amount of current from the mains at times and more than a Conditioner can provide very quickly.It bec... |