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Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II

“For those who want the moon but can't afford it or those who can afford it but like to have fun and work with their hands, I'm willing to give out a recipe for a true high-end 'table which is easy to do, and fun to make as sky's the limit on design/creativity! The cost of materials, including 'table, is roughly $200 (depending, more or less), and add to that a Rega tonearm. The results are astonishing. I'll even tell/show you how to make chipboard look like marble and fool and impress all your friends. If there's interest I'll get on with this project, if not, I'll just continue making them in my basement. The next one I make will have a Corian top and have a zebra stripe pattern! Fun! Any takers?”

The Lead in “Da Thread” as posted by Johnnantais - 2-01-04

Let the saga continue. Sail on, oh ships of Lenco!
mario_b
oregon
814 posts
 
Teres,
I appreciate your help in clearing this up. It's always risky to put info out there without good, clear information.
I applaud Teres for seeking a better way to bring joy to our hobby and way of life.
Please keep us posted on any new developments.
Respectfully, Oregon
plinko
254 posts
 
Yes, Chris. From my end, there is certainly interest in a drop in replacement for the Lenco motor. Should be a huge improvement.
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xactaudio
156 posts
 
Jim, not trying to speak for Chris at Teres but the replacement motor for the Garrard is much more compact than the Lenco or Garrard motor. There would be no reason for the Lenco replacement motor not to be as compact. It would let you cut out less plinth material and retain more mass. I have a pretty good hunch that an eighty pound plinth would no longer be needed. The Teres motor is very smooth. Also, no vibrating speed control lever to make room for. The lever could just be removed as all speed is controled from the black box. The speed is very accurate I might add.
BTW, I am listening to a Versus/Teres driven 301 right now. It is a very nice improvement over the stock 301 motor. Part of which no doubt comes from the removal of all of the stock linkage and idler. How much is yet to be determined.
I am curious how the Lenco nation feels about removing the stock motor and idler wheel, the heart of the beast, even if removing them makes a marked improvement in sound? Is it no longer a Lenco?
oregon
814 posts
 
IMHO the Lenco motor is adequate, if not excellent. Simple design and easy to adjust if necessary.
It would be very difficult to spend $1700 for a motor one does not need. But if you do, I'd be happy to purchase your Lenco motor for $25!!!
bornin50
32 posts
 
Considering the Verus will be the motor of choice for many belt drive decks as well as idlers with impractical to repair engines, it will probably become part of the analog lingo ie Verused Spacedeck, Verused 301, Verused Rockport oops just kidding :) Perhaps abbreviated to VRD?

So a Lenco will become a VRD L75 etc etc However, this thread is called 'Building high end tables CHEAP etc' so the everlasting Lenco motor will be good enough for many folks. :) Horses for courses ...... until the cheap clones arrive from you know where.

Chris, if you need a demo VRD-Lenco setting up in the UK, please just ask, I'll let you know where to post the test motor! :)

Regards
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