joshnich Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Had a slew of parts and came across a donor lenco for a great price at a garage sale so I decided to put another one together. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I spy the Fisher 500 , Pioneer sx? And I'm not sure what's on the bottom of that stack... So what's the game plan... With the new table build ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnich Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 The bottom one is a stereo tech receiver aka McIntosh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnich Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Don’t really have a plan for the tt. I’ll more than likely let one of my kids or one of their friends use it. Next up is an old AR that I am going to refurbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmi Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I've refurbished several 'tables over the years, but never a Lenco. Make sure to post pics during the process! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Looks very cool. So do you favor mixed wood, or laminates and why. And what kind of woods do you use? I ask because I tried redoing a plinth for a Technics SP25 but wasn't happy with it, and was thinking of making another attempt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnich Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 On 11/7/2019 at 1:32 PM, thebes said: Looks very cool. So do you favor mixed wood, or laminates and why. And what kind of woods do you use? I ask because I tried redoing a plinth for a Technics SP25 but wasn't happy with it, and was thinking of making another attempt. Not being much a woodworker myself, I have more the most part had plinths made by others. The tts that I have done have been a Linn LP12, Lenco, and AR's. For all of them there is a pretty robust community of people who build them. The best plinths and the ones that are the most robust have been laminated. I bought this one from a guy in Moldova. The heavy acoustically dead plinth is important for the Lenco because it is an idler drive. I would think that would also be the need for the direct drive SP25. If I had router skills ( or maybe even a router!) I would certainly think that a block of hard wood would certainly work as well. I think the ultimate material would be slate or some other stone. I know there are companies that sell Lenco based turntables with slate plinths and they are pretty cool. My main turntable is a PTP Solid 9 and it is a Lenco based turntable from the Netherlands. The builder, Peter Reinders fabricates the plinths from Corian - the countertop material from DuPont. It is heavy as all get out and it is can be machined easier than most stone. Not sure if this answers your question!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 I have one of Josh’s Lenco rebuilds in my system. It is a huge improvement over my Clearaudio! Huge. The PRAT is fantastic and the sound floor is silent. I can’t imagine a better sounding rig for my system. At any cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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