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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
823 posts
 
Francois,
Just joking.
This is an excellent thread. Sometimes things get a little rocky.
I am familiar with Lenco Lovers and it is fantastic!
as1715
16 posts
 
Oregon,

You may have been joking, but you have a point though as many times, instead of building and testing, there is a bit too much theoretical discussions just going nowhere, but still something can be taken out of all the digressions and "mad scientist" considerations ;-)

"This is an excellent thread. Sometimes things get a little rocky.
I am familiar with Lenco Lovers and it is fantastic!"
Thanks for the nice words!

François.
oregon
823 posts
 
"instead of building and testing, there is a bit too much theoretical discussions just going nowhere"

Yes, Francois.
Unfortunately, you are correct.
Here's a question to the Lenco Brethren:
Which is your best arm/cart combo with the mighty L75 replinth?
as1715
16 posts
 
Though I don't use a L75 (GL55 with heavy platter mod) , my favourite combo, so far is Schick+SPU, but it's only a matter of personal taste in the end ;-)
dopogue
1,773 posts
 
You're not gonna believe this, Oregon, but my current favorite arm/cart on a JN-replinthed Lenco L75 had a TOTAL brand new cost of $340. It's the 12-inch cherry wood tonearm sold here on Audiogon for $200, bearing a Pickering TL-2S offered for years by a U.K. seller for $140 (unfortunately he's out of them). I'll probably go back at some point to my $3500 (MSRP) rig, nameless for now, but the el-cheapo combo is top dog. Dave
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