1: Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco Lenco (15.78)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2004-08-08, 01:06:25 (217.120.154.75)
Did I say Lenco? .......

2: Forum for Lenco Turntables (15.78)
Posted by xsb7244 on 2022-01-26, 14:23:53 (98.155.29.226)
All things Lenco. .......

3: RE: Checking out Lenco Heaven on Fred's Rec.. (10.00)
Posted by Fred J on 2010-09-24, 12:13:09 (96.42.18.2)
Taz The Lenco thing is indeed all about the Lenco Idlers, however the tonearm and cartridge data should be just as applicable for your Belt drive as the Idler Lenco's same top plate and mounting dis .......

4: RE: Lenco or new? (9.94)
Posted by Laila on 2017-07-13, 12:34:12 (85.194.2.66)
I go with the Lenco . . . I have a Linn LP12/Ittok, a Technics 1210 and an Lenco L75/Jelco 750D(among others) and the Lenco are the one that is playing . . . A remarkably good sounding work horse, and .......

5: I've liked Lenco since... (9.50)
Posted by Bung on 2004-12-08, 20:36:18 (152.163.100.7)
I found out that the late John R. T. Davies used a Lenco L78 for his 78 transfers. I found a Garrard 30l before I ever thought about getting a Lenco. I think the 30l is the only real competition to a .......

6: RE: From internet information, Lenco actually made these Bogen units (9.46)
Posted by Fred J on 2011-06-22, 03:17:47 (96.42.18.2)
I don't know if Lenco built every Bogen table, but every Bogen I've encountered was a Lenco, the Bogen Military Table shown in the You tube Video is most definitely a Lenco, this particular one is a .......

7: "Lenco-itis" (9.41)
Posted by Lew on 2013-10-22, 06:58:45 (150.148.218.189)
Medically speaking, that would translate as "inflammation of the Lenco". You and I probably have Lenco-philia, rather than -itis. I have been resisting my own urge to say here that I too prefer the Le .......

8: Lenco? (9.39)
Posted by Brian C. on 2009-07-15, 04:12:39 (82.5.137.58)
The arm pillar assembly reminds me very much of the Lenco L75 and P77 arms but I've never seen one like that before. Perhaps it's a prototype that escaped from the Lenco lab? If so the socket would ha .......

9: RE: Sony rebadged Lenco? (9.38)
Posted by krenzler on 2007-08-13, 06:30:57 (83.94.147.86)
It's mentioned very briefly at the Lenco Land website (bottom of the page). .......

10: Ferd should ship me that damn Lenco.... (9.32)
Posted by tubesforever on 2007-01-31, 09:09:06 (151.151.73.165)
I will get the thing finished off for you! (Plus I am dying to hear a Lenco up close and personal....) It might be my best and only chance of hearing a Lenco play in Chez Tubes! I know Mosin has comp .......

11: Use with Lenco motor... (9.24)
Posted by Lew on 2016-12-16, 11:23:23 (72.66.79.112)
Has that been discussed on Lenco Heaven? I have not visited there for a while, but I was under the impression that the Lenco motor is an induction type, not a synchronous type, and therefore could not .......

12: RE: Info Needed : Armtube Thickness Lenco L75S (9.16)
Posted by Brian C. on 2007-11-26, 01:00:14 (82.5.132.233)
Try over at Lenco Lovers Brian .......

13: RE: Idler Experts: I need your help. EMT, Lenco, Garrard, Thorens or other? (9.16)
Posted by Terry on 2011-07-30, 10:26:57 (67.70.131.151)
I own a Lenco L75 in a custom plinth built by Jean Nantais. I have owned at least 20 different highly regarded tables in the last 40 years and, hands down, the Lenco is the best. I have compared vario .......

14: Lenco Begging Again (9.10)
Posted by Tutordennis on 2004-12-31, 12:08:32 (209.204.144.119)
Hi All-- I still can't find a Lenco to work on. I had an offer for a nice L75/s, but the guy has disappeared on me, and eBay is dry. Does anyone have a functional Lenco 75/78 'table to sell? I'm beggi .......

15: Re: European Lenco, would this be hard to change to use US 120v power? (9.04)
Posted by ckowal on 2004-02-08, 14:20:34 (65.94.216.151)
I’m using the original tonearm. For carts, I mainly use a Grado ME+ mono (since I mainly play mono records on the Lenco) and a Shure M78 for 78s, as well as a Shure M44-7 for stereo (this is the cart .......

16: Re: Lenco turntables (9.01)
Posted by goofytwoshoes on 2005-08-25, 15:19:04 (216.209.247.48)
Did Lenco have a model called the L88? Or are you referring to the Lenco-made Goldring 88? .......

17: RE: Lenco pic of the day..... (8.98)
Posted by AudioSoul on 2012-04-12, 10:30:26 (67.128.15.155)
I think the Lenco is sufficently re-engineered that you can't call it a Lenco anymore. A beautiful turntable just the same.... .......

18: Lenco in standard plinth (8.98)
Posted by fwitkowski@wp.pl on 2006-11-20, 11:47:29 (82.210.164.17)
What do you think about lenco L75 in orginal plinth with springs. Can I get any adventages when I will build Lenco in a heavy plinth? To my ears Lenco in orginal plinth sounds very nice. .......

19: Lenco 75 (8.97)
Posted by johnniem15 on 2003-12-20, 15:35:48 (152.163.252.5)
I recently acquired a Lenco 75 turntable and it surprised me by its solid construction. I own a Linn table and the Lenco's construction is quite impressive, and it plays 78's. Anyone has any opinion o .......

20: its both (8.95)
Posted by msunkenberg@hotmail.com on 2005-07-14, 08:19:18 (12.11.183.254)
your turntable is what in musical instruments is called a stencil. this is to say that it is sold with the name bogen presto on it but in reality it was manufactured by lenco in switzerland and is the .......

21: In what way is this a "Lenco"? (8.92)
Posted by Lew on 2018-11-28, 08:31:09 (96.231.138.191)
To most of us, these days, the term "Lenco" is synonymous with only their idler-drive models. They did make belt-drive turntables back in the day, but there is very little to no interest in those mode .......

22: That was my first Lenco. (8.90)
Posted by Dave Pogue on 2012-04-10, 13:19:15 (68.55.22.7)
It beat the TNT, but not by much. My current Lenco is leagues ahead of that one. The 298 is dedicated to 78s (though the Lenco will play them too). .......

23: RE: meaning it should have been a.... (8.87)
Posted by user510 on 2015-07-15, 09:37:38 (50.125.74.20)
"but looking for something to do days were made for Lencos. " --------- .....a Lenco project. Which makes me wonder, would a stock Lenco frame fit within the confines of that Garrard box. But then, if .......

24: RE: Lenco L75 (8.87)
Posted by Fred J on 2010-10-15, 14:51:36 (96.42.18.2)
I believe there's a switch that allows for either Voltage, in either case there's likely enough latitude in the Lenco's elegant speed adjustment system to allow running off 110 with a 220 model IIRC. .......

25: ditto (8.87)
Posted by Lew on 2015-04-10, 06:04:54 (71.178.165.184)
Hearing Dave's Lenco prompted me to buy a re-plinthed one and then to build a second one on my own, with a slate plinth. The performance of these albeit upgraded Lenco tt's in my system then prompted .......

26: Looks like Lenco made the First SpotMat? (8.81)
Posted by willbewill on 2007-08-28, 03:25:28 (81.102.83.22)
This came up recently on Lenco Lovers: Lenco Mat Now this on ebay: Lenco mat on ebay Dated to about 1977 (or earlier?). Was part of a quick start system for Disco/broadcasting use. regards malcolm ::: .......

27: Lenco (8.75)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2015-04-25, 10:45:17 (212.123.159.217)
Mind you i'm in the Netherlands. Lenco's are still being offered used here, demand is up, price also but for around 100 euros you can still get a good original Lenco L75/76/78. A Garrard 401 sans arm .......

28: Re: Goldring G99/Lenco???? (8.75)
Posted by Fred J on 2006-07-20, 05:16:17 (68.185.160.189)
Olly It would be the equivalent to tthe L 88 the only other "armless" Lenco, like a Garrard 301/401. Lenco's in a sense are all the same for all practical purposes, the later Lenco's have more auto .......

29: RE: Lenco L75 turntable (8.74)
Posted by Boli46 on 2016-07-24, 23:57:39 (95.192.32.131)
For info on the Lenco L75,try Lenco Heaven (lencoheaven.net). .......

30: RE: lenco l75 vs technics sp-10mk2 (8.71)
Posted by Peter H-son on 2008-04-01, 15:37:14 (89.253.73.146)
The SP-10II will get you a lot more money than the Lenco. You can get a pretty good arm for that money. BUT you will have to do some serious modification in order to fit most arms on the Lenco. You pr .......

31: RE: removing Lenco L78 platter (8.69)
Posted by v_n_naidu@hotmail.com on 2014-12-04, 17:52:43 (42.60.61.203)
Hi Michael, I would also suggest that you check "Lenco Heaven", there's a wealth of information on Lenco turntables there. Rgds, Nara .......

32: Lenco pic of the day (8.69)
Posted by user510 on 2010-07-24, 11:47:00 (96.253.147.230)
This one is from Ken Valliant (USA). Bogen Lenco B62 Mirko Idler AT 1007 tonearm Nagaoka MP11 Eico ST40 JM Labs Daline 3.1 The custom plinth is 4 layers Birch ply wrapped with Oak. Btw, I am in the .......

33: RE: Lenco GL75 paint job (8.68)
Posted by rich121 on 2010-02-19, 22:38:30 (97.114.77.69)
Just so you know.. A Lenco L75 has nothing to do with Garrard. Lenco and Garrard are/were two separate companies. Rick .......

34: try Lenco Heaven (8.65)
Posted by richardl on 2013-01-07, 12:00:28 (70.89.113.177)
All things lenco. It is I believe started by Nantais. .......

35: Re: Lenco L-80, What cartridge/stylus/shell? (8.65)
Posted by Denbee on 2002-12-30, 13:47:46 (195.92.198.74)
For Lenco and/or Goldring Lenco info and spares check out technical-and-general@fsmail.net (UK source) .......

36: RE: Lenco L75 Turn Table (8.63)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2009-02-11, 01:51:04 (217.120.151.202)
Alas the Lenco Lovers forum is still down, they hacked it , believe it or not. A refreshing departure from the usual stack of birch ply. I got some drool invoking pictures in from a fellow Lenco lo .......

37: RE: In what way is this a "Lenco"? (8.61)
Posted by PAR on 2018-11-28, 10:10:35 (88.97.21.18)
A good point. However the article says "A collaboration between Swiss hi-fi house Lenco, Dutch RepRap Universe and the Qeske community has created the Lenco-MD " So I looked for what I could find on " .......

38: Email me offline. I have some questions about the Lenco. (8.58)
Posted by tubesforever on 2007-09-06, 14:37:11 (151.151.73.169)
I think they are cool in driving the platter surface rather than the rim. I know Mosin loves his total custom, completely re-engineered Lenco. In fact I think he said it does not have a single stock L .......

39: RE: Your suggestion (8.58)
Posted by PeterBGood on 2011-05-07, 01:44:42 (99.27.253.23)
Thanks for the info! Did you modify your Lenco yourself or have it done for you? Is yours originally the Lenco L75? After reading your message I looked up Lenco TT's on the web and found ones for $6 .......

40: Sorry, you're wrong (8.58)
Posted by Dave Pogue on 2006-03-31, 13:18:19 (69.138.167.49)
It was the SECOND replinthed Lenco that replaced the TNT. The first one merely demonstrated that I NEEDED to replace it, since it couldn't come close to the Lenco, even with a JMW 10.5 arm vs. the Reg .......

41: Lenco L75/78 + RB250 ? (8.58)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2004-08-24, 11:34:09 (217.120.154.75)
(The usual Lenco brag post...) Greetings Freek. .......

42: Lenco!!! Do I Need More TTs (8.57)
Posted by DuaneB on 2005-04-29, 10:01:02 (64.136.27.227)
Lenco!! What do you do when you find another tt that you really do not need and add it on the shelf with the others?? This one is a Bogen-Presto Lenco 70 I believe, in pretty good shape but I am never .......

43: RE: Lenco L75 comes close to the Garrard 301? (8.57)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2008-11-28, 03:33:26 (217.120.151.202)
Click the link to the Lenco Lovers forum. Lots of info about rebuilding Lenco TT. In the US Lenco/Bogen TT are few and far between. Here in Europe a Lenco L75/76/78 still can be had for 50 to 100 euro .......

44: Re: Lenco Replacement V-Blocks (8.53)
Posted by willbewill on 2004-08-05, 03:49:29 (194.81.116.246)
The link below might help. regards malcolm .......

45: Looks like a B52 to me. (8.53)
Posted by jusbe on 2004-09-13, 06:22:45 (128.240.229.67)
Idler with a litgher platter, I think. Check out this site and look under 'Lenco lightweights'. Big J. .......

46: You're welcome, and congratulations on the deal. (8.51)
Posted by ToddM on 2004-09-23, 11:54:19 (198.133.100.130)
Mine is still on my P2 - it was intended for my Bogen/Lenco, but it sounded so good, and would have been so difficult to fit in the Lenco, it stayed on the "starter" table (which donated the Rega arm, .......

47: Most Lenco customs are using a cut out for a 9 inch tonearm. (8.51)
Posted by tubesforever on 2007-04-14, 11:38:25 (71.94.13.84)
I am sure you can find something on the internet regarding pictures of the custom Lenco project tables. The Lenco should deliver good speed accuracy and very decent prat. .......

48: Agreed, don't use a Lenco for an RCM! (8.51)
Posted by IBSmiester on 2004-10-16, 18:22:09 (207.161.35.105)
You'll have too many Lenco nuts here screamin' bloody murder at you! In fact, I might even go Lenco one day. IBSmiester Open Your Ears.... .......

49: RE: Lenco Plinth Question (8.49)
Posted by Lew on 2009-10-27, 12:36:56 (150.148.0.65)
I was running a different tonearm and cartridge on the other Lenco, so it would be difficult to compare. Give me some time with the slate one. I am still very fond of the wood-plinth Lenco. ::: TOPIC: .......

50: Wait just a minute! (8.49)
Posted by SquinkyEye on 2007-02-22, 21:03:54 (68.150.79.127)
Whoa there fella! Did you measure to confirm the Profile has the same L-dimension (distance between platter spindle and tonearm pivot) as the stock Lenco arm? I seem to recall they are different; I th .......

51: Did vinylista make a Lenco plinth for you? (8.49)
Posted by Lew on 2018-06-25, 17:49:18 (108.45.52.178)
Because Vinylista seems to be mostly a Garrard guy. His attention to Lenco on his website seems mostly a "by the way, I can make you a Lenco plinth too". But I could not find a photo of any Lenco plin .......

52: Re: Just out of curiosity (Lenco and Thorens) (8.42)
Posted by Dave Pogue on 2004-10-14, 14:49:58 (69.138.167.49)
I'm the guy with the TNT and the Lenco (Jean Nantais did the work on the Lenco). This is one of the early model TNTs with an SDS, JMW 10.5 arm, and Boston Audio Mat I, currently sporting a Dynavector .......

53: Re: Presto TT ID ??? (8.41)
Posted by Fred J on 2005-04-07, 10:18:35 (24.241.224.13)
My guess is that it was manufactured in Switzerland by Lenco I have a Bogen/Presto which is a lenco and I've seen a couple of Presto's on ebay that were very obviously Lenco's .......

54: Re: Presto TT ID ??? (8.41)
Posted by Fred J on 2005-04-07, 10:18:35 (24.241.224.13)
My guess is that it was manufactured in Switzerland by Lenco I have a Bogen/Presto which is a lenco and I've seen a couple of Presto's on ebay that were very obviously Lenco's .......

55: Re: Idler Drive turntable (8.41)
Posted by Fred J on 2006-02-07, 00:26:47 (24.159.230.169)
Win- there was actually one Presto/Lenco variant, I don't remember the details, but a friend who is always looking for cheap tables sent me an eBay auction forward, and it was a Lenco, but it must h .......

56: I would add.. (8.40)
Posted by marc-homeslice on 2012-02-02, 12:59:36 (98.109.217.196)
That there is an easy to follow, comprehensive, photo essay on how to take apart, clean, lubricate & re-assemble your Lenco motor on Lenco Heaven. LH is one of the reasons I threw my lot in with a Le .......

57: RE: WTF ? ... (8.38)
Posted by PeterM on 2014-11-07, 14:11:53 (81.243.249.253)
What about this Lenco L75 for 140 euro? P .......

58: Lenco POTD & pseudo-review at 6moons (8.38)
Posted by OMalley on 2007-03-14, 10:26:42 (65.215.10.1)
. ~Slainte, The OMalley .......

59: Try a Lenco and go see Lenco Heaven (8.37)
Posted by richardl on 2013-10-14, 09:32:34 (70.89.113.177)
They are probably the easiest and the least effort to quiet. They also aren't horrible for attaching a new arm. .......

60: RE: Garrard and Lenco motors (8.34)
Posted by louie3 on 2014-09-25, 06:04:41 (173.247.0.211)
I have exchanged emails with the Falcon folks about a Lenco controller. Basically they are "thinking about it" The current product won't handle the current draw of the Lenco motor. .......

61: Re: Best Idler Wheel for Long Tonearms (8.34)
Posted by goofytwoshoes on 2005-09-12, 20:32:42 (209.226.118.164)
You don't have to butcher your Lenco to use it with a 12" arm. You'll need a custom plinth. If a 12" arm will mount to the right of the Lenco with correct pivot to spindle distance, you're laughing. I .......

62: Best tonearm to Lenco L75? (8.30)
Posted by fwitkowski@wp.pl on 2006-08-05, 16:24:21 (82.210.164.17)
I am during building lenco turntable. I would like to know your opinions what arm will be best to use with Lenco L75?. I am going to use this arm with MM cartriges. .......

63: Lenco pic of the day (8.30)
Posted by user510 on 2010-12-03, 20:23:49 (71.164.13.74)
Steve Oxley sent in some photos of another Lenco project. This one is an L75 using the original top plate. He's made another diy Shroeder type tonearm. He doesn't offer plinth details but notes that .......

64: RE: Lenco L75 (8.29)
Posted by Fred J on 2010-10-15, 18:09:42 (96.42.18.2)
It's been a number of years since I played with any Lenco's, I'm still sitting on several, the couple of European Lenco's I sourced I found no shortage of European folks who had snagged N. American mo .......

65: RE: Lenco L75 comes close to the Garrard 301? (8.29)
Posted by richardz on 2008-11-28, 06:27:58 (86.131.93.63)
I have a 301 and 401 and a Goldring Lenco 88. As the others say, change the arm and put the Lenco in a proper base and you will have a very good TT. As much as I like the Lenco and won't part with it .......

66: RE: Lenco L75 motor lubricants? (8.28)
Posted by Ed Fallon on 2007-08-12, 07:42:32 (71.112.28.140)
Here is the link to the motor oiling procedure on the Lenco-Lovers site that Gary was mentioning in the post below. Must read site for any Lenco owner. .......

67: Re: Lenco SCORE and dilemma??? (8.28)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2007-04-15, 01:15:59 (217.121.112.75)
Wow, a NOS Lenco. If it's a US model, and you can get big bucks for it, sell it. You can get a Rek-O-Kut or Russco for way less money. If you want to use it, use it in the original plinth and make sur .......

68: RE: Lenco L75/78 versus Thorens 125 MKI (8.25)
Posted by Kim G on 2008-03-05, 19:36:20 (63.245.179.105)
Well, I have a Thorens TD 125 MK II with a nice arm on it, though the arm did not come stock on the Thorens. You don't see many with a factory arm on them, so I guess you have to consider that. That .......

69: Re: Lenco Pictures of the Day :-) (8.25)
Posted by Olly on 2006-07-20, 03:59:10 (202.182.102.90)
Superb job with the Lenco. Makes me want to send my Goldring G99/Lenco over for a custom make over. Very envious at your superb craftmanship. OLLY .......

70: Lenco sniped again! (8.24)
Posted by Tutordennis on 2005-01-03, 22:19:46 (209.204.144.119)
Effing Shite! I can't win one of these freaking Lenco ebay auctions to save my life. I was the winning bidder until 2 minutes left, with a sniping service as backup, and I still got out-sniped. I'll n .......

71: RE: Plinth Build for a Lenco (8.24)
Posted by Lew on 2009-04-23, 07:21:51 (150.148.0.27)
According to the current thinking about "direct-coupling", you don't want ANY rubbery stuff or cushion between the Lenco chassis and the plinth. You do want to couple that depressed central area of th .......

72: RE: Another Dual 1219 post (8.23)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2007-08-30, 01:22:05 (217.121.112.75)
Go to the Lenco Lovers forum, that should give you an idea what to do. I posted before about the 1219, great vintage idler wheel TT. You could use the RB300 with the 1219, i got a RB300 on my modded L .......

73: Re: Sadly nothing, still waiting for my new v-blocks. (8.23)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2004-08-15, 02:29:11 (217.120.154.75)
V-blocks for your original Lenco L78/75 arm? Then i suggest you go to my lenco to-do list and links page. There´s a subculture of people putting idler wheel Lenco TT in DIY plinths and pairing them wi .......

74: Re: Record price for a Lenco L75?? (8.22)
Posted by Fred J on 2006-09-26, 23:08:34 (64.136.49.226)
Kim The prices Lenco's are fetching now are a drag, considering the fact that 3 or4 yrs ago you could pick one up for less than $50 however, if you've worked with Lenco's, understand the brilliance, .......

75: Lenco = Garrard (8.22)
Posted by goofytwoshoes on 2006-01-02, 00:00:07 (209.226.118.10)
I have had occasion to compare a NOS Garrard 301 to a refurbished Lenco 78, using the same tonearm/cartridge on both turntables. There was basically no difference in sound quality between the two. Pl .......

76: The platter. (8.21)
Posted by mosin on 2007-07-23, 22:32:36 (69.246.183.42)
The platter was a long journey. It changed the way that I see turntables in general. I have to thank my wife for most of it, though. My original design didn't meet the standard for WAF. This one does, .......

77: RE: Rega arm + Rega cart = true "plug and play"? (8.20)
Posted by krenzler on 2009-06-01, 17:56:51 (87.61.174.52)
Wow, that's a beautiful Lenco there. Do you happen to have a Lenco project thread over at Lenco Heaven? :-) .......

78: RE: Nothing conclusive but ............ (8.20)
Posted by dotfret on 2009-02-11, 23:53:24 (92.10.227.206)
Lenco Lovers has been dismantled by the proprietor because most of the moderators disagreed with something he did. He took his bat home, and the ball. The moderators have started another forum called .......

79: I must know, did you compare it to Mosin's super modded Lenco? (8.19)
Posted by rich121 on 2007-06-06, 00:43:55 (71.221.213.121)
Very curious if you include Mosin's highly modified Lenco with the list of Lenco's. I am very interested in the ROK idlers also, and would like to find a nice condition one and another for spare parts .......

80: RE: Lenco L-75 decision (8.18)
Posted by Lew on 2011-05-28, 12:07:29 (74.96.73.210)
So you are asking for opinions from a bunch of strangers who don't know your likes and dislikes. OK. That's cool. IMO, the Lenco with an aftermarket tonearm will be superior to the WTRP. With the stoc .......

81: RE: Lenco L75 motor lubricants? (8.18)
Posted by AZ_Gary on 2007-08-12, 00:03:41 (70.176.227.190)
Peter, I used one of "Joel's" Lenco lube kits and it worked fine. I had a heating problem when I did the 24-hour run-in after re-lubing. The problem was that I over-tightened the nose on the motor whe .......

82: Re: Russco idler wheel (8.17)
Posted by Fred J on 2005-01-08, 12:13:35 (24.241.224.13)
I think you had better just buy your Lenco from the EBay UK site as they always have a couple of nice Lenco's, you'll just have to bite the bullet and pay the shipping which really isn't all that bad .......

83: RE: Lenco L75 turntable (8.17)
Posted by ejman on 2016-07-29, 08:34:46 (66.189.146.157)
The dust cover on my Lenco L75 (original) does not have any markings and it's sort of a soft smoky color, not clear. The original Lenco tonearm is one of the most frustrating devices I've ever encount .......

84: RE: Lenco stainless top plate v3 (8.16)
Posted by krenzler on 2008-09-22, 08:15:12 (87.61.179.125)
The thread is here (see link). You need to be registered/logged in to see it though. .......

85: RE: Thorens vs. Lenco... ( A flea market tale) (8.16)
Posted by Dave Pogue on 2014-03-01, 07:42:28 (68.55.22.7)
If an idler-drive Lenco (I have one) can't beat a belt-drive Thorens 166 (I had one, or rather a 160) with one arm tied behind its back, it is one sorry Lenco. .......

86: RE: In what way is this a "Lenco"? (8.16)
Posted by Lew on 2018-11-28, 11:36:25 (96.231.138.191)
Thanks. You found out in what way this is a "Lenco". Not in the way one might have hoped, if one were a Lenco person, like me. At first glance, I thought maybe they had a way to create the idler mecha .......

87: Re: Bogen B62 / Lenco L62 (8.16)
Posted by Fred J on 2006-09-23, 16:28:36 (64.136.49.226)
Great Score ! Everything mosin mentioned and a couple of other minor differences, for one thing the early Heavy Platters aren't balanced as the later lenco models are, which BTW is no big deal, it' .......

88: Anybody Try Aftermarket Powercords on Lenco Project Tables (8.16)
Posted by fbhifi on 2007-02-25, 11:43:19 (67.177.250.158)
I'm having Jean build me a Giant Plinth Lenco and am considering having him install an IEC so I can try some aftermarket P.C.s. Has anybody ACTUALLY TRIED AFTERMARKET POWERCORDS ON THEIR LENCO ?? ::: .......

89: lenco yes -- but cartridges? (8.15)
Posted by Rnm4 on 2005-09-15, 19:11:06 (69.198.162.35)
Hi there, Got me a new old Lenco L78!! Not gonna mod and supe it up just yet, but use it stock as my second table. It does need a new cartridge. I can get a NOS Lenco cart, and am inclined to go for t .......

90: Re: Just out of curiosity (Lenco and Thorens) (8.14)
Posted by Fred J on 2004-10-13, 14:43:26 (24.241.224.13)
I haven't had the time to build my lenco yet, and even if I did my modest level of sophistication with high end analog would preclude a definative opinion, but there is one inmate who has a Lenco set .......

91: Re: Lenco L75 (8.14)
Posted by odell on 2007-02-08, 12:22:33 (82.7.33.162)
The Lenco Lovers forum has a lot of information that you might find useful if you're considering tweaking your Lenco. There's also a nice summary of what are considered the basic mods at the following .......

92: Save your money... (8.13)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2005-09-23, 00:44:57 (217.121.120.27)
get a Lenco! At least when you're in UK/Europe. In the US the 50 hz models are hard to find. Our "guru" JN is testing a 301 now against his Lenco L7x idler wheel babies. See the monster Audiogon Lenco .......

93: Re: Lenco L75/S (8.12)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2003-12-28, 12:33:12 (217.120.154.75)
I have a Lenco L78 i use for 78s. I´ve got an old Shure M75-6S on it with a 78 stylus. Gets the job done very well with 78s, for LPs i got my Thorens. Some Lenco Links: http://www.stefanopasini.it/My .......

94: RE: Lenco L78 question (8.10)
Posted by Doug Olitsky on 2007-11-07, 14:11:03 (71.190.103.200)
if you bought it in europe it wont be good for the US the motor is meant for 50hz. Goldring & Lenco were not meant for the US market only BOGEN/LENCO were we have 60hz making the motor spin faster the .......

95: 1500 Mi., 2 dogs, a giant Lenco, and an Elac change\r (8.10)
Posted by Rnm4 on 2007-06-21, 19:40:14 (74.104.29.237)
Hey, So I am transporting all those things 1500 miles in summer heat in the back of my station wagon. What should I do to maximize the safety of the Elac and Lenco.? I can remove the arms of the Lenco .......

96: RE: Bogen B-62 (8.10)
Posted by bornin50s on 2007-10-07, 15:46:05 (82.5.37.227)
I think this is a Lenco unit, check out pics for the Lenco L70. .......

97: lenco yes -- but cartridges? (8.08)
Posted by Rnm4rnmanning@gmail.com on 2005-09-15, 19:10:30 (69.198.162.35)
Hi there, Got me a new old Lenco L78!! Not gonna mod and supe it up just yet, but use it stock as my second table. It does need a new cartridge. I can get a NOS Lenco cart, and am inclined to go for t .......

98: Whaaa? (8.08)
Posted by soundnut on 2005-12-24, 14:45:49 (12.214.233.37)
Goldring Lenco by Michell? Er, what? Did somebody take some Michell & Lenco parts & stick them together or is it a Michell with a Lenco mat or a homemade Michell ripoff or... (head asplodes) Seriously .......

99: RE: After seeing some great pics and posts..I'm wondering if I'm a vinyl junkie??? (8.08)
Posted by rich121 on 2009-10-02, 14:49:46 (97.114.79.24)
Yes, eventually...I have a couple Technics SP-10 MKII table projects first, then I will probably finish one of the Lenco tables I have, as I have a PTP (Lenco Heaven) to incorporate into a lenco table .......

100: rewiring Lenco tonearm (8.08)
Posted by mbeatless on 2014-12-11, 22:00:50 (99.7.220.36)
Hi all, I have a Lenco L78 turntable with the stock Lenco tonearm which I recently refurbished with new V-blocks, and was shocked at the improvement, far more clarity and dynamics, less surface noise. .......

101: That certainly simplifies the problem... (8.08)
Posted by Lew on 2015-06-12, 07:46:46 (150.148.14.5)
On my Lenco, I have used wire nuts to affix an audiophilic AC cord to short wires that come from the Lenco motor. You made a good point about not dragging on the spring suspension of the motor. (Both .......

102: Lenco L75 Turntables (8.07)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2006-02-14, 01:07:01 (217.121.120.27)
Thanks for the followups. So it's got an AC shaded pole induction motor. I thought the vertical idler wheel is pretty unique and i haven't seen a Lenco with a shot main bearing so far. A point to look .......

103: Another place to chat about all things Lenco (8.05)
Posted by rturja on 2006-08-31, 01:40:05 (195.148.43.230)
While waiting for A-gon to get the thread back (hopefully)... .......

104: Re: Lenco L75 (8.04)
Posted by ckowal on 2003-12-27, 18:33:05 (65.94.216.24)
Lenco L75s don’t have S shaped arms. Someone must have fitted a tonearm off a common Japanese TT onto yours. Odds are it takes the common SME/Ortofon style headshell and not the Lenco style. Chris ::: .......

105: Re: Another Lenco story...if you can take it... (8.04)
Posted by Fred J on 2004-12-03, 10:50:19 (24.241.224.13)
Tightwad- I think if you want to snag a lenco you probably should start looking now as it seems as if they're drying up as well as going up in $$$. I got Lenco obsessed earlier this summer and found a .......

106: Re: Just bought a Lenco L75 for $293US...Am I nuts??? (8.03)
Posted by Fred J on 2005-10-07, 20:47:07 (24.159.231.129)
" Just bought a Lenco L75 for $293US...Am I nuts??? " I'd say you're anything but nut's ! Lenco's are truly outstanding Tables by any measure, Granted if you'd been fortunate of lucky enough become a .......

107: Re: Need project: Lenco or Rek-O-Kut? (8.01)
Posted by Fred J on 2006-03-23, 09:41:30 (24.159.230.169)
The Rek O Kut is an easier, less involved project as the tonearm is mounted on the plinth, the only Lenco like that is the L 88, which is sometimes referred to as the poor man's Garrard 301 or 401 a .......

108: 3D printable Lenco Turntable (8.01)
Posted by HD Audio on 2018-11-28, 05:54:06 (67.175.28.180)
Lenco turntable that you can purchase assembled or get the 3D printable .......

109: Try a tweaked Lenco idler-drive (7.99)
Posted by Lew on 2011-05-06, 07:17:13 (150.148.218.189)
If you like the Linn sound but want even more "drive" (for want of a better word) and low end oomph, you might like the Lenco. And it would likely cost you no more than what you have in your Linn. I h .......

110: RE: Lenco L78: a simple restoration project (7.99)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2007-10-14, 01:48:10 (217.121.112.75)
Ok i'm not a "novice" when it comes to cleaning up old TT and certainly Lenco's. But it's a continuous learning curve, "the torture..." etc. :-) We find these 30 to 35 year old TT and refurb them. Whe .......

111: Re: Lenco watchers ... (7.98)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2004-09-20, 11:51:22 (217.120.154.75)
Congrats Todd, nice piece of work. The motor of your Bogen looks like the European Lenco L75/78, hope you got the big platter as well. Should sound good with a Rega arm, i´m listening now to my Lenco .......

112: Lenco L75 (7.98)
Posted by johnniem15 on 2003-12-27, 18:19:46 (205.188.208.9)
Hello guys I have set up a Lenco L75/S turntable to play 78's. It works very well. I need some instructions as to how to oil and what type of maintenance should be given to this unit. Also, this table .......

113: Lenco pic of the day.... (7.97)
Posted by user510 on 2017-11-04, 14:05:03 (24.22.189.36)
Above: Rodney Eugenio's Lenco GL75. with mods ;-) for those wanting to know, the tonearm is the Odyssey RP1. (but a special 12 inch version.) More photos and text below at link. .......

114: RE: Pheonix Eng (7.97)
Posted by Lew on 2018-07-29, 11:38:03 (108.45.52.178)
I held off buying the Phoenix products for quite a while, because I had been under the impression they would not work with the motor of a Lenco idler, which I thought to be an induction type. Then I s .......

115: lenco vrs. td 135 (7.95)
Posted by msunkenberg@hotmail.com on 2005-07-11, 09:21:44 (12.11.183.254)
if i have a heavy platter lenco, would there be any need whatsoever for a thorens td 135, or would i just be throwing money out the window. i guess i could also spend the 2 bills on a second arm for t .......

116: RE: Baby Pictures. (Long promised turntable project photos.) (7.95)
Posted by mosin on 2007-07-23, 20:31:05 (69.246.183.42)
It began as a Lenco, but soon grew into its own animal. There are some bits of a Lenco left, like the motor, but they have been heavily modified. Even the idler is scratch-built because I didn't like .......

117: Re: Lenco GL70 or 75 (7.94)
Posted by Fred J on 2004-08-28, 22:40:27 (24.158.12.142)
I don't know many of the various designations but the L-75 American version is the most commonly encountered and it's highly desireable as it's the rim drive with the heavy non-ferrous platter that a .......

118: Keep the SME arm, sell all the rest of the gear........... (7.93)
Posted by lookyhere on 2006-01-30, 14:12:49 (209.226.126.161)
and buy a Lenco idler drive. Build a heavy plinth for the Lenco and SME. And live happily ever after. It's quite likely that the Lenco/SME will be a step WAY UP from any of your present arm/TT combos. .......

119: Re: Munkie, linkage please? (7.92)
Posted by odell on 2007-05-18, 13:14:07 (82.7.35.50)
It's from the very fine Lenco Lovers forum .......

120: Re: How does the Lenco compares with other idler wheel designs? (7.92)
Posted by Fred J on 2006-05-01, 18:20:56 (24.159.247.11)
Olly IMHO The Goldring/Lenco 88/ and 99 Models are by far the best Lenco's to mod as they share one of the Garrard 301/401's biggest advantages, that of not being limited on tonearm selection, as we .......

121: RE: Lenco 75 + RB300 Tonearm (7.91)
Posted by JimL on 2008-01-28, 19:54:23 (75.161.7.150)
Jean Nantais, the originator of the Lenco thread on Audiogon did this with one of his early Lencos. Check the link under Lenco in oak plinth for the results. The geometry is not optimum, however, beca .......

122: Re: I haven't checked the tonearm mount. Different arm? (7.90)
Posted by JimL on 2007-04-14, 12:09:20 (207.114.209.242)
On some of the large Lenco plinths the Lenco is mounted "sideways" so the arm can be mounted without cutting a hole in the metal. .......

123: RE: Lenco L-175 (7.90)
Posted by user510 on 2014-05-05, 14:19:39 (50.46.132.242)
It appears that Lenco never did actually go out of business. They just moved on to other markets. Change of ownership in late '90s. The details I can gather is they offer 3 different usb turntable .......

124: Free To Good Home (7.90)
Posted by tubav on 2015-06-19, 17:31:16 (99.51.69.160)
Have a Lenco project that you're waiting to start? I had the online Lenco fullsize cut pattern run off at the print shop after I got my Bogen B62 off Craigslist. Oops, the Bogen cutout is different .......

125: Dunno about industrial..... (7.88)
Posted by JimL on 2007-01-12, 17:58:33 (166.70.140.66)
but when I think modern I think Scandinavian modern type simplicity, such as Albert Porter's Lenco. .......

126: Re: Yet Another of Those Silly Lenco Projects (7.88)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2004-06-28, 06:40:30 (217.120.154.75)
As i´ve posted in the famous Audiogon Lenco thread, this is the most visually striking Lenco project i´ve seen so far, very impressive. But don´t let this kind of woodworking virtuosity scare you off, .......

127: That doesn't answer my question at all... (7.87)
Posted by John Elison on 2017-09-28, 11:10:33 (192.180.236.80)
I'm not concerned as to whether 25-watts is enough power for the Lenco; I'm concerned whether the Eagle has any control over the Lenco's platter speed. I have a feeling it might not actually control t .......

128: Goldring G99/Lenco???? (7.87)
Posted by Olly on 2006-07-20, 03:53:10 (202.182.102.90)
Can anyone tell me what the equivalent Lenco the Goldring G99 is. I am going to re-plinth my Goldring when the Garrard 301 is complete. I was asked this same questuion today and I said it was the Lenc .......

129: I have records mastered from a lenco... (7.87)
Posted by Bung on 2004-03-19, 21:21:28 (68.237.206.169)
78rpm disks are mastered on to CD by John R. T. Davies on a vintage Lenco rim drive unit. I have an lp set of his. The very same Lenco was in use when he cut these lps back in 1967 and the sound is th .......

130: Re: Garrard Pic of The Day (7.86)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2004-08-13, 00:41:02 (217.120.154.75)
The other day i saw a NOS 301 (no plinth, no arm)go on Ebay UK for a whopping 1500 UKP, it´s getting out of hand now! OTOH Lenco L75/78s still can be had for 50 euro and even less here in Holland... G .......

131: Question about Lenco turntables (7.86)
Posted by wuzzelbud on 2005-05-30, 10:32:13 (67.169.59.130)
I'm interested in rebuilding one of these for a diy project. I'm in the states, and so far I haven't had much luck locating a suitable model in good shape. In about three weeks my sister will be visit .......

132: Re: My new Lenco L78 from Sears (7.86)
Posted by furry on 2005-08-29, 09:39:56 (62.56.52.225)
Wow, that looks amazing, almost seems a shame to use it as the basis for a 'project' in that condition. I think all Lenco Motors could be run at 240 or 110, born in 50 has info about this on his site: .......

133: RE: Turntable recommendations (7.86)
Posted by JimL on 2011-03-23, 14:57:56 (152.132.9.192)
If you're into DIY a used Lenco 75/78/88 or Garrard 301/401 would get you a really good turntable for less than your budget - have to build your own plinth, etc. etc., and lots of tweaks to the Lenco .......

134: Re: VA Quiz: recognize this tone arm? (7.86)
Posted by krenzler on 2006-11-02, 10:27:30 (87.52.77.126)
Yes, from the Lenco L 70 as 2chblast says. .......

135: Lenco L78 local sale. Are they really that good? (7.85)
Posted by audiophilewannabe on 2018-01-23, 17:04:44 (99.247.57.45)
There's a Lenco for sale locally for $220 usd. I think that's an ok price. The table is in pretty decent shape and everything works a it should. I've read about the Lenco phenomenon from the Lencoheav .......

136: Attention: Lencoheads - 3 on the bay (7.85)
Posted by sp1nonemavn on 2006-01-14, 17:46:16 (71.65.67.85)
FYI - Lenco 833 DD closes within 24 hrs Lenco L82 closes in 3 days Lenco L75 closes in 3 days 17 hrs .......

137: RE: Modded PTP Lencos etc (7.85)
Posted by FlyCast on 2015-09-12, 06:25:43 (71.235.236.130)
I have a VPI HRX and Lenco using one of the very early PTP that had a sliding set screw to change speed. With some tweaking the Lenco is very good, but not as quiet as the VPI. Both are excellent turn .......

138: RE: Checking out Lenco Heaven on Fred's Rec.. (7.84)
Posted by Taz on 2010-09-24, 11:51:24 (208.89.205.171)
Fred, I checked out the Lenco site you suggested and it's a great site, but from my quick assessment it appears to be geared more towards the Lenco Idler drive turntables. Lots of stuff on that. Not .......

139: Re: I have searched this forum and googled and would love some assistence. (7.82)
Posted by krenzler on 2007-01-26, 12:56:47 (83.94.147.131)
Also check out Lenco-Lovers & The Lenco To-Do List. http://www.lenco-lovers.com/forum/index.php http://members.home.nl/fmunniksma/Lencotdl.htm .......

140: Lenco L75 turntable (7.81)
Posted by akolegov on 2016-07-23, 22:40:08 (195.9.211.125)
I saw a restored Lenco L75 turntable in a record store. The seller said it was completely stock (including the screws), but with new wooden plinth. I should have asked the seller what particularly was .......

141: That's a Lenco above the AR, I think (7.81)
Posted by ToddM on 2020-06-17, 08:07:11 (71.199.160.211)
I have the XA (x3) and the Bogen/Lenco (x2), and I like them both, but there's not a lot they have in common other than playing records. The Lenco (private labelled for Bogen, etc) is a heavy, fully-i .......

142: Also a link to Lenco pix of the day (7.80)
Posted by Kim G on 2007-06-08, 20:13:08 (63.245.190.84)
Check out the Lenco L75 next to the 301 on the page in the link. I didn't know the Japanese were into Lencos like some of us are. Kim .......

143: RE: Lenco L78 question (7.80)
Posted by AZ_Gary on 2007-11-07, 11:40:31 (70.176.227.190)
Look here for motor identification, scroll to bottom. http://www.lenco-lovers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=923 Look here for conversion of 220v/50Hz to 110V/60Hz. http://www.lenco-lovers.com/forum/viewto .......

144: Re: According to my 1968/69 Hi-Fi Yearbook... (7.78)
Posted by Tightwad on 2005-01-07, 11:55:09 (149.142.103.56)
Interesting that the Thorens was more expensive than the Garrard, I wouldn't have thought. Anyway, just wanted to double-check that the 99 is a "heavy platter" Lenco, indeed is. Check out this great L .......

145: link (7.76)
Posted by powermatic on 2007-07-14, 06:37:40 (66.220.120.221)
This will get you started on the tale of the fabulous jean nantais. For more, in fact much more, check the audiogon 'Home Despot' thread where jean, in posts so long your eyes will start bleeding, des .......

146: Re: Thorens TD 111 - is it any good? (7.76)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2004-07-07, 12:41:36 (217.120.154.75)
I may have an alternative for you if you want the big idler wheel sound for beer money: Lenco L75/78. I started my vinyl odyssey with a Thorens TD145mk2 from the fleamarket, still love Thorens. But af .......

147: Lenco pic of the day (7.76)
Posted by user510 on 2010-07-07, 16:15:43 (96.253.147.230)
I have a couple of photos in from Steve Oxley. Not sure which continent/island he's sending from. I only heard from him once. But I thought his entry was enough to start a new photo gallery over at t .......

148: RE: lenco gl-75 tonearm (7.76)
Posted by je2a3 on 2008-03-23, 07:34:53 (24.170.228.96)
Hi Boyd, The rubber V blocks for vertical movement in the stock tonearm deteriorates over time and before mounting a cartridge make sure that it is in good condition. For more info go to .......

149: RE: PTP Solid12 turntable (7.76)
Posted by louie3 on 2015-11-25, 06:19:48 (184.174.175.180)
The Phoenix Eagle and tach are a great addition to any turntable, works well with my Lenco. My Lenco takes about two revolutions to get to exact speed with the Eagle, even from dead cold. Make sure yo .......

150: Lenco (7.75)
Posted by blues4ever on 2015-04-25, 15:24:11 (75.161.17.166)
I like them both, but I like the looks of the Lenco plinth better. .......

151: Ubetcha (7.74)
Posted by goofytwoshoes on 2006-01-02, 01:28:59 (209.226.118.10)
There is a quiet revolution taking place with the better Lenco turntables. In a well made CLD plinth, with a good tonearm (modern or vintage), they will easily better many highly regarded/expensive tu .......

152: Re: Do you recomend changing tonearm in Lenco to RB300. (7.73)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2006-12-10, 09:43:32 (217.121.117.236)
I've had a RB300/DL103 on my modded Lenco in the original hole. Yes VTA is way off and the Rega is 10 mm longer than the original arm so cartridge mounting is "a challenge". (As we all know there are .......

153: Back in the 70's this is why I traded my AR-XB for a Lenco as the Lenco had anti-skating and the AR did not. (7.73)
Posted by Teresa on 2006-12-09, 15:31:13 (172.191.58.120)
Guess which one sounded better to me? You’re right the cheaper AR-XB, but I learned to live with the Lenco for the sake of my LP collection. All my tables since then have had anti-skate and most the f .......

154: Never heard of Lenco?! (7.72)
Posted by bigi on 2005-03-12, 13:51:31 (82.133.100.207)
Check out the site below. I'd pay thirty bucks for it just to give it a good home. Cheers, Ivan "Art is love. Art is health. Art is...art." Federico Fabrizi .......

155: lenco plinth- free to good local home (7.71)
Posted by msunkenberg@hotmail.com on 2005-09-13, 07:56:04 (12.11.183.254)
i have a lenco plinth i built that is quite massive. as i have abandoned the lenco project, it is free for the taking in the boston area. if your interested, email me. its layered plywood and MDF, wit .......

156: Re: changing arm tube on a Hadcock 228 (7.71)
Posted by Fred J on 2005-10-26, 22:37:01 (24.159.231.129)
Randy I wonder if you couldn't retrofit a removable arm board ? Have you ever checked out the Lenco Heaven site ? The reason I'm mentioning that is various Lenco Modded tables use a great deal of var .......

157: RE: Lenco L78 local sale. Are they really that good? (7.71)
Posted by Lew on 2018-01-23, 20:21:08 (72.66.79.112)
There's virtually no limit to "how good" a Lenco can be, but as you improve it, gradually it is less and less Lenco and more and more high quality aftermarket parts. The basic core of the motor, its s .......

158: RE: That doesn't answer my question at all... (7.70)
Posted by John Elison on 2017-09-28, 12:18:28 (192.180.236.80)
> As to your latest question, the answer is an emphatic yes; I have played many 45 rpm LPs on the Lenco, driven by the Eagle/RR. No problem. Again, that's not an answer to my question. I'm not asking .......

159: For my money it's the Lenco(s)O (7.69)
Posted by Dave Pogue on 2005-12-16, 04:47:18 (69.138.167.49)
Jean Nantais, originator of the fabled Audiogon thread, built me my first Lenco 18 months ago. It so demolished my "main" turntable, a much-tweaked VPI TNT Mk II, that I sold the TNT and am expecting .......

160: AFAIK, the Garrard 301 dates from the 50s.... (7.67)
Posted by Lew on 2015-04-28, 19:53:42 (71.178.182.90)
The 401 came later, but the Lenco L75 is a product of the 70s and 80s, at which point in time the 301 was already an antique by then current standards. (The standard in the 70s, of course, was belt-dr .......

161: RE: Neither.. Get a Lenco (7.67)
Posted by mosin on 2016-07-20, 15:47:54 (68.63.224.74)
The Goldring is a Lenco, and it is the best one. You do yourself a disservice by not putting it to use. .......

162: RE: Forum for Lenco Turntables (7.66)
Posted by louie3 on 2022-01-28, 09:42:53 (193.56.117.28)
Try Lenco Heaven. .......

163: Re: Lenco L75 advice (7.66)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2004-07-18, 01:54:08 (217.120.154.75)
I´m afraid i can´t help you with your problem but you might want to take a look at my Lenco to-do list and links. There´s a subculture of "freaks" like me out there building heavy plinths for L75/78s .......

164: Several suggestions.... (7.66)
Posted by JimL on 2006-01-10, 21:05:58 (67.42.130.21)
1) type in "Lenco" in the VA search and it will turn up a link to a "to-do" list. 2) look in Audiogon under Analog, "Building High End Tables Cheap at Home Despot" or something like that, the 2700+ lo .......

165: Re: Lenco L-75 Questions, Questions, Questions... (7.66)
Posted by odell on 2007-01-30, 01:04:59 (213.249.153.23)
Here's a link to a thread on the superb Lenco Lovers forum where a Lenco is neatly rebuilt whilst retaining its original looks. I can't really comment on the original arm as mine was destroyed in ship .......

166: RE: Lenco pic of the day..... (7.66)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2012-04-12, 02:34:12 (195.240.184.147)
Boy the Lenco sure has come a long way since its early humble beginnings. I used to post a pic of my modded L75 but no more! Stunning work. Looks like he's got an extra platter on top of the Lenco pla .......

167: RE: Some questions about properly mounting Empire 98 tonearm...fixed headshell version: (7.66)
Posted by Dave Pogue on 2012-10-26, 05:13:50 (68.55.22.7)
I have that arm on an Empire table. The pivot/spindle distance is 215 mm if I remember correctly. It is definitely longer than 211 mm. BTW, this means it "could" be used in the tonearm hole in the Len .......

168: Re: We must be twins or something… (7.66)
Posted by willbewill on 2004-05-11, 10:38:02 (80.5.127.127)
The Lenco is rigidly bolted to the plinth using the original threaded mounting holes. Yes a 12" could avoid cutting the Lenco, I just checked with an SME 3012 (I am building a plinth for one and a Gar .......

169: RE: Friday spins on the new slate Lenco… (7.65)
Posted by wawa2020 on 2012-07-13, 05:42:35 (50.55.134.83)
Thanks. I mounted the original Lenco switch on the left side bottom of the plinth. The Lenco switch is a thin blade that is invisible in that position but easy to access if you know its there. The lon .......

170: RE: Jim's right. (7.65)
Posted by Lew on 2009-01-02, 17:52:16 (71.163.39.250)
Mark, FWIW, my Walker PMC does "run" my Lenco L75 motor, and I can adjust speed up and down using only the Walker potentiometer. From this I think (he said, cautiously) one can infer that the Walker h .......

171: I'm up to 5. (7.63)
Posted by soundnut on 2009-01-06, 08:40:07 (69.20.217.253)
Three Technics SP-25s, a Thorens TD150, & a Lenco. I'm only using 3 at the moment, though. A Technics in the living room & the Thorens & Lenco in the studio. Thorens for better LPs, & the Lenco for wo .......

172: Lenco 75 - unidentified noise (7.63)
Posted by tangotango on 2010-07-27, 04:12:03 (210.24.193.10)
I am looking to get a Lenco 75 turntable which has been serviced. Upon testing, when music is not playing there is a constant twirling sound coming from the turntable if I stand next to it. It's the .......

173: Lenco plinth for the lazy, in Germany (7.63)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2009-01-11, 06:09:53 (217.120.151.202)
Probably (I'm Dutch, my German is so-so) birch multiply stack with a bamboo surround for the optics. Finished and ready for 250 euro ex P&P. Not cheap compared to DIY but it saves a lot of time and el .......

174: Actually, no one is mocking the Lenco table. I'm sure it's great. But Jean, (7.63)
Posted by powermatic on 2007-03-15, 06:41:15 (66.220.101.49)
with his over-the-top Lenco proselytizing, and stunningly lengthy Lenco posts (Audiogon), starts to look like a minor whack job. As for his plinth building skills, well, I'll let the results speak for .......

175: RE: Lenco GL-69 modified turntable (7.62)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2013-09-15, 13:41:49 (212.123.159.217)
It's a light platter Lenco with a smaller main bearing. But with a very nice tone arm. It's looking good. 60 UKP is not for a song but OTOH it's not excessive. I guess in the UK you should be able to .......

176: Lenco L75 project (7.62)
Posted by akolegov on 2014-10-07, 08:59:21 (213.33.155.58)
I am considering the purchase of a restored Lenco turntable and I am looking for a reliable source. There was a seller in the Netherlands named Abbe de Groot (www.vintageaudiorepair.nl) but his web-si .......

177: Re: Anything would be better than a Lenco ! (nt) (7.62)
Posted by leeto on 2001-02-15, 19:58:12 (203.127.155.68)
Is Lenco that lousy? I thought that some of the models (not mine though) is a much sought after one. .......

178: Re: Lenco B55 / tonearm (7.62)
Posted by Estes on 2001-07-08, 08:10:45 (206.47.244.55)
Hi: You now know why Lenco is gone. They were OK, but there was better. What do you mean by the arm "sounding harsh"? Is the problem somewhere else? .......

179: Re: Lenco!!! Do I Need More TTs (7.62)
Posted by mosin on 2005-04-29, 10:22:26 (68.209.199.10)
I don't know. I just bought a Lenco L62 to go with the others. .......

180: Re: lenco bearing (7.62)
Posted by mosin on 2005-08-23, 11:08:29 (68.209.199.10)
The ider Lenco with the heavy platter is the one to get. .......

181: RE: Lenco pic of the day..... (7.62)
Posted by MR F on 2012-04-13, 21:41:05 (74.195.138.145)
There's no way I would have ever identified that as a Lenco. Stunning. .......

182: RE: Let's try that again... (7.62)
Posted by Lew on 2010-06-14, 07:01:51 (150.148.218.189)
If I ever saw a tempest in a teapot, this is it. I have owned one of Jean's turntables. It was a revelation compared to my previous belt-drive turntable, good as that was. I then sold Jean's product a .......

183: Lenco (7.62)
Posted by www.records on 2004-11-28, 08:20:44 (66.250.245.40)
If you are looking for a DIY project, I would suggest you do a search for Lenco on this site and see the massive thread on Audiogon in the analog discussion section. I should also say that I have not .......

184: RE: What is the appeal of the vintage Garrard turntables coveted here? (7.61)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2022-08-18, 07:18:09 (84.86.168.17)
I have alas never owned a Garrard 301 and probably never will. But i have a modded Lenco L75 which sounds DIFFERENT compared to other TT's in my collection which are belt or direct drives. Compared to .......

185: RE: Freud called it penis envy, but I"m talking TT's (7.61)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2007-07-30, 02:48:28 (217.121.112.75)
I didn't know Lenco was that expensive in the US, here in Holland they still pop up for 50 euro or less. You could look out for certain Duals that ain't bad IMHO: 1019,1219,1229 idlers 700 series DD 1 .......

186: RE: Lenco L-175 (7.61)
Posted by Mark Kelly on 2014-05-06, 06:08:09 (59.167.188.236)
Someone bought the company: Lenco is now owned by a Dutch company. Yes. Yes. Disclaimer: the manual says it was written before they developed the product, so the actual product might be different from .......

187: Re: Need project: Lenco or Rek-O-Kut? (7.60)
Posted by Munkie_NL on 2006-03-24, 00:12:12 (217.121.120.27)
Check my to-do-list and links for the Lenco project. When you're in the US you have to get a US model. Alternatives are indeed Russco and Rek-O-Kut. "The torture never stops" Greetings Freek. ::: TOP .......

188: RE: Lenco pic of the day.... (7.60)
Posted by jweiss on 2011-07-26, 07:30:33 (195.241.40.70)
It's sad how hostile the DIY crowd can be towards legitimate commercial manufacturers. Nonetheless, OMA paid Peter Reinders, who created the PTP system for the Lenco, so that we could provide a legiti .......

189: Re: Best Idler Wheel for Long Tonearms (7.59)
Posted by Fred J on 2005-09-12, 23:09:31 (66.188.82.113)
A Lenco or Goldring 88 (The Lenco version of the Garrard 301/401 or the Rek O Kut m34 rim drives's are thee 2 that come to mind as far as being armless tables with the arm meant to be mounted on a b .......

190: Lenco? (7.59)
Posted by Lew on 2019-02-25, 07:32:09 (71.163.180.237)
Have they made new idler wheels for the Lenco? I guess I should find out for myself. .......

191: My first (of two, currently) Lenco (7.57)
Posted by ToddM on 2006-08-04, 08:35:16 (198.133.105.244)
... followed closely by my record-cleaning machine and open-reel deck (now sadly misbehaving, sorry to say), but the Lenco really upped the ante for getting the most from my records (which have always .......

192: Re: You can't have too many TT! (7.57)
Posted by Fred J on 2005-10-21, 01:56:05 (24.159.231.129)
Freek I'm Curious, How do the light platter Lenco's sound by comparison to a heavy platter (Idlers) all things being equal ? And what kind or cartridge are you running on the Lenco arm ? The Lenco .......

193: RE: Turntable dilemma (7.57)
Posted by louie3 on 2013-10-20, 10:15:29 (173.247.20.250)
As a matter of fact, the Japanese even copied the 301 pretty closely in the MusicMaster .5, which I used to own. It is the table that started me down the idler trail until I heard my first little Bog .......

194: RE: Is this Lenco's latest turntable???? (7.56)
Posted by laughingboy on 2008-05-09, 12:09:55 (62.56.67.179)
Yes it is, but don't get excited, it's a belt drive with USB, designed for needledrops. See link .......

195: RE: Use with Lenco motor... (7.56)
Posted by kentaja on 2016-12-17, 08:02:52 (136.61.73.191)
Works fine on my Lenco L-75. I am skeptical the motor controller will be a step forward for the Lenco. At 25 watts it does not have enough output to properly drive an idler motor IMO. It won't hurt .......

196: RE: Nantais-Salvatore-Lenco (7.56)
Posted by gouldglen on 2010-06-13, 18:09:29 (24.57.209.45)
"Except that one of the whole points of Nantais original thread is that the Lenco is dirt cheap, by comparison, hence the original title of the Audiogon thread, "Building High-End Tables Cheap at Home .......

197: Lenco Prices (7.56)
Posted by JRags on 2007-07-29, 12:58:09 (71.193.128.107)
I got my Lenco for $80 without plinth. The problem with Lenco's I have found is getting the US spec motor. More specifically, the correct 60 hz rotor on the motor. I found an old Bogen B50-16 which do .......

198: Re: Lenco POTD & pseudo-review at 6moons (7.54)
Posted by David McGown on 2007-03-14, 18:38:31 (216.181.154.77)
You all should really listen to a Nantais modded Lenco before you make fun of it. I have, and it is scary good sounding, absolutely trashing a VPI TNT (albeit an earlier model) in a a friend of mine's .......

199: Lenco Idler Wheel TT - How to ship? (7.54)
Posted by KIS on 2005-03-07, 22:16:35 (203.40.132.8)
Dear Lenco Users I have finally succumb to all the you beaut PR on the Lenco Idler Wheel TT, that I have one shipped out to me in three weeks. Is there a proper way for shipping them? i.e. Locking nut .......

200: Lenco-Lenco-Lenco-Lenco ! (7.53)
Posted by oldtrptplyr on 2007-03-09, 07:32:27 (67.92.196.154)
Model 75 or 78. .......

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