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Message started by JimmyJet on 01/30/17 at 17:18:28

Title: Vinyl Nirvana Custom Built Thorens 150 (1 yr old)
Post by JimmyJet on 01/30/17 at 17:18:28

Hi gang - selling my one year old turntable to upgrade. This custom built table sounds fantastic through my Torii Mk-IV! Please see:

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/turntables-thorens-vn-150-vinyl-nirvana-custom-built-td-150-2017-01-28-analog-98107-seattle-wa--2

Cheers!

Title: Re: Vinyl Nirvana Custom Built Thorens 150 (1 yr old)
Post by Archie on 01/30/17 at 17:33:51

Jimmy, that's a beautiful TT! Might I ask what you have your eye on as an upgrade?

Title: Re: Vinyl Nirvana Custom Built Thorens 150 (1 yr old)
Post by JimmyJet on 01/30/17 at 18:24:44

Peter Reinders idler drive table - he's in the Netherlands. He takes old Lenco (swiss made) motors and parts from the 60’s Lenco 75, totally rebuilds them, but what makes his different is that he's a mechanical engineer and makes cnc milled plinths out of solid DuPont Corian and aluminum. This combo eliminates all rumble. He also designed a new, contemporary main bearing that further refines it. I’m getting the Thomas Schick 12” tonearm, and this will be a doubled-arm deck with a 9” arm as well.

http://www.ptpaudio.com/solid12.html

Here is the Six Moons review and they awarded it their “Blue Moon” award. This is a very involved, 6 page review, but even if you don’t read the text, the pictures are beautiful of all the engineering that went into it

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/lenco2/1.html

Title: Re: Vinyl Nirvana Custom Built Thorens 150 (1 yr old)
Post by Archie on 01/30/17 at 19:00:46

Why 2 arms? What would the 9" give that the 12" wouldn't?

Does he publish Rumble and W&F specs? That idler system would seem to have both advantages and disadvantages. I could see noise being an issue if bearings and motor are not dead quiet since there is a hard connection right up through the needle. Hopefully the designer/builder knows his business! (I didn't get to read the review yet.) :)