Phil Bishop
09-08-2012, 09:36
For sale, one of the nicest old Lencos I have come across. A near mint L70 dating from the 1960's. The deck is suspended in a solid English Maple plinth made by a master craftsman in SE England. Lacquered finish and fitted with IEC socket.
When I was first made aware of these idler driven decks I could not take them seriously owing to the look of the arm. MISTAKE :doh: IMO these decks sound a whole lot better, more dynamic, than the LP12 I used to own. They are more flexible too and can play any type of record from 78's though to modern vinyl. Fit the arm with a Shure M3D and track at 2-4 g and you will be amazed at the performance with vinyl IMO.
Never mind about stock Lenco GL75's and 78's - these decks are rarer, have far more character and sound better IMO.
The arm has been serviced and re-wired with Cardas by Audio Origami. I'll throw in a new Ortofon GT cartridge for the price although my feeling is this arm is made for the M3D with vinyl at least. Main bearing has been serviced and upgraded. Metal idler.
More info can be provided. Pick up only from Reading not far off M4. Given plinth alone cost £200 I am looking for £350.
Cheers
Phil
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Phil
When I was first made aware of these idler driven decks I could not take them seriously owing to the look of the arm. MISTAKE :doh: IMO these decks sound a whole lot better, more dynamic, than the LP12 I used to own. They are more flexible too and can play any type of record from 78's though to modern vinyl. Fit the arm with a Shure M3D and track at 2-4 g and you will be amazed at the performance with vinyl IMO.
Never mind about stock Lenco GL75's and 78's - these decks are rarer, have far more character and sound better IMO.
The arm has been serviced and re-wired with Cardas by Audio Origami. I'll throw in a new Ortofon GT cartridge for the price although my feeling is this arm is made for the M3D with vinyl at least. Main bearing has been serviced and upgraded. Metal idler.
More info can be provided. Pick up only from Reading not far off M4. Given plinth alone cost £200 I am looking for £350.
Cheers
Phil
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8284/7716455268_c2424068b7_b.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8432/7716455874_460a6c465a_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/7716456292_178800f14d_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7111/7716457148_c899f4b18b_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7135/7716457550_bab28cd613_b.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7254/7716458028_1741def431_b.jpg
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Phil