Dear Henry, I guess I have been too lazy to check the Kenwood L07D with Timeline so far. However, my neighbor's Timeline is still sitting around my listening room, and I will do it today, sans LP and sans stylus drag. If there is a consistent error up or down, that would not concern me, because speed is adjustable within the outboard PS. (The L07D does not provide user accessible fine tuning, as does the Technics Mk3 and the Denon DP80,) I had two L07D's until recently and was using one heavily whilst the other was being "refreshed" by Howard Stearn (the L07D guru who is also an orthopedic surgeon, not the shock jock on radio). Howard did a fabulous job on my first one, so I trust him to have done similar work on my second. (I bought the second so as to get the original Kenwood accessory record weight and platter ring that go with the L07D and because it was in mint condition.) Anyway, I sold the first one and have not yet got the arm mounted on the second one, because I want to re-wire it. This is why I am in between L07Ds. With the Lenco and the Mk3 in full service, I hardly feel the screaming need for a 3rd table. The L07D was far and away my favorite table before I had the Mk3 up and running.
Albert, EMI picked up by the cartridge from the L07D motor was rumored to be an issue. It seemed improbable to me, because the platter and mat constitute two solid slabs of stainless steel which ought to afford some decent shielding. Nevertheless, I made an LP-size shield out of "TI Shield" (Texas Instruments), the best shield around for a combo of EMI and RFI, and I inserted it over the spindle and in between the platter and platter mat. This actually did result in a noticeable but small increase in transparency even though I heard no "noise" per se prior to installing it. The Mk3 ought not to have any issues in this area, because its thick brass and SS platter is an even better natural shield than is that of the L07D.
