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Vinyl Nirvana Custom Built Thorens 150 (1 yr old) (Read 3446 times)
JimmyJet
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Vinyl Nirvana Custom Built Thorens 150 (1 yr old)
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...

Cheers!
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Torii Mk IV [beeswax, attenuator]

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Archie
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Re: Vinyl Nirvana Custom Built Thorens 150 (1 yr old)
Reply #1 - 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?
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Re: Vinyl Nirvana Custom Built Thorens 150 (1 yr old)
Reply #2 - 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
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Re: Vinyl Nirvana Custom Built Thorens 150 (1 yr old)
Reply #3 - 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.)   Smiley
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ZLC
Technics 1200G TT w/ Ortofon Jubilee MC cart
ZMC1
ZP3 (25th A Mods)
ZR2 (25th A Mods)
CSP3 (25th A mods)
ZMA (25th A mods)
Homemade Big Betsy Speakers (F15s)
Silver Cabling
DIY Isolation platforms under amps & TT.
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