Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II


“For those who want the moon but can't afford it or those who can afford it but like to have fun and work with their hands, I'm willing to give out a recipe for a true high-end 'table which is easy to do, and fun to make as sky's the limit on design/creativity! The cost of materials, including 'table, is roughly $200 (depending, more or less), and add to that a Rega tonearm. The results are astonishing. I'll even tell/show you how to make chipboard look like marble and fool and impress all your friends. If there's interest I'll get on with this project, if not, I'll just continue making them in my basement. The next one I make will have a Corian top and have a zebra stripe pattern! Fun! Any takers?”

The Lead in “Da Thread” as posted by Johnnantais - 2-01-04

Let the saga continue. Sail on, oh ships of Lenco!
mario_b
"So, extend this to include an RB-300/17D as a killer reasonably-priced match."

It's as if no one else has ever found this out before. Amazing.
Amazing that you persist Dung Beetle, as always, very constructive as always. So do like the insect you are, and do us all a favour and disappear until spring, at least. For those who, like Dung Beetle, may not be able to read and understand, by killer reasonably-priced match I mean in some ways as good as the current state of the art. But I know that the rest of you understood this. Limitations of insects and all that. Please ignore and excuse the interruption in our normal programming.
Jean,
Welcome back!
I am using the RB 300 with 17D III and it is fantabulous. Excellent tonal balance, tight, articulate bass and kick drum.
The Lenco is ridiculously good.
I had the pleasure of having Jean over along with his uber monster Lenco. I'm seriously considering upgrading from the 20XL to the the 17DIII after hearing the NOS Karat.

I would say the biggest weakness of my system at the moment is the lower end response. What speakers are you using Oregon?
Mikey,
I am using Audio Physic Virgo II speakers and Joule amps (tube 70 w per).
Bass was a tad lean when I used 35 w amps and improved with more oomph.
However, I have room acoustic issues. So keep that in mind as well.
Interestingly, even with Gershman monitors, the bass was good once I used the 70 w amps.