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montesquieu
01-11-2016, 23:17
I bought this recently over on the Lenco forum but I have too many turntables and fairly rapidly realised I have nowhere to put it.

It sounds absolutely superb with a period cartridge like my B&O SP1 or a recently acquired Shure M3D, with both of which the overhang works out spot on according to my Dr Freickert protractor.

The L70 arm looks heavy but is actually quite sophisticated as it’s dynamically balanced (like my Ikeda arm or my earlier FR64S!). It was rewired and fettled by J7 at Audio Origami courtesy of its previous owner. It sounds far far better than it has any right to looking at it.

Many over on the Lenco forum prefer the deck itself over a GL75 ot 78 for its heavier top plate, while the arm is far better than the arms on the L75 and indeed many have gone back to it after trying out drop-in arms on this deck such as the AT1005/7/9 which have the same geometry.

It comes with the original Lenco rubber mat and strobe disk (I’m keeping the cork mat and stabiliser weight shown as I added these myself). Selling for what I paid for it which is £225 COLLECTED ONLY FROM BRACKNELL AREA

I’m sure this would fly back over at the Lenco forum but offering it here first. Note that it came (and comes) with no cartridge or tonearm lead at that price. I’m selling a bunch of cartridges in another thread, several of which would be good fit (B&O SP1, Denon DL109D, SPU).

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x440/montesquieu61/LencoGL59_zpsgfmgwsgy.jpg

narabdela
02-11-2016, 01:28
Cracking deck, and aesthetically and functionally preferable to the GL75. The Shure SC35C is also a good match for the arm.

Good luck with the sale. :thumbsup:

montesquieu
02-11-2016, 20:35
Very surprisingly no interest here, so I've now put it on the Lenco forum.

Jazid
02-11-2016, 23:34
If you want to take a fettled or an unfettled L75 in part exchange I'm in! But has to be one in, one out, or SWMBO will opine...

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montesquieu
03-11-2016, 10:14
Some more detail on this - see the thread I purchased this from on the Lenco forum (you will need a log-in) http://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=24728.0 Some pics on here far better than mine.

Some text from the previous listing:

All the usual restoration - the Motor and Bearing have been serviced - top plate and plinth re-sprayed matt white - with the addition of 9 layer birch ply plinth made by my own fair hand.

The classic Bogen arm was fully serviced and rewired with Cardas by J7 (Johnnie) of Audio Origami. It now has a standard gold 5 pin din connection so you can use the tone arm cable of your choice. This work cost me over £150 at the time.

The turntable comes with original Lenco ribbed black mat and a Lenco strobe.

In addition there's also a 9 layer side plinth I made for the use of an alternative tone arm. The hole currently on one end of the plinth was made for the Rega RB250 tone arm.

Both plinths have the same height adjustable gold feet for leveling. It's bloody heavy and it sounds great! See photos below.

There are a couple of chips in the paintwork on the lip of the top plate. It's just cosmetic and the platter covers most of the marks.

I'm asking for £225.

montesquieu
04-11-2016, 11:18
To clarify this comes as in the original listing on Lenco Heaven, with quite fancy feet and spike shoes, and the accompanying mini-plinth for a second tonearm. Like the turtnable plinth it's solid birch ply and very heavy indeed.

walpurgis
04-11-2016, 11:30
Your picture no longer works Tom.

hermit
04-11-2016, 11:53
Your picture no longer works Tom.

Photobucket is down 'for maintenance' this morning.

brian2957
04-11-2016, 12:06
I couldn't get on to Photobucket this morning either .

montesquieu
04-11-2016, 12:23
Yes indeed I think photobucket is down


Should add that I'm happy to do a meet-up M3/M4/M25/A34 sort of 'box'.

montesquieu
08-11-2016, 13:01
Time to get this away .. will include the B&O SP1 along with the deck.