using a stock Lenco L75 Turntable

Well, it's listenble - that's the best I can say for it. mainly due to a decent Grado cart.

The Lenco arm wasn't good in any scale, and now - they are all peaces of junk. When you change the arm, you might as well upgrade the whole thing...

The 85, I think, is a belt drive, so probably not relevant. I would agree with the idea that the 75 tonearm is problematic, but I think you can get very decent sound out of the stock setup, competitive with a lot of more expensive stuff. The tonearm bearings have often collapsed due to abuse; someone out there can repair them and/or replace those bearings for a nominal sum, IIRC.

The Lenco original arm has a metal edge resting on a rubber base. this wasn't a good combination at any time, but now, after 25 odd year, the rubber in ALL lenco arms, has already dried up, and eroded, so there are no more arms in a decent state, and there is almost no supply for replacement parts.

the plinth in not part of the problem with this turntable - it can be tuned to be VERY quiet in it's original form. The arm, it's mounting and wiring - is!

Hi,

Agree the L75 arm is not the best, nor the worst either. I am planning a new plinth and meanwhile using the Lenco original, except I removed all the rubber stuff and spring suspension from the stock plinth. The Lenco sounds better direct coupled to the plinth. BTW replacing the rubber bearing in the tonearm is easy and replacements are available (see www.lenco-lovers.com).

Cheers
Mario

The only thing I plan on changing on the one I just acquired is the arm. That's being kept under cover for the time being...... The one I just got, is as dead quiet as anyone could ask for. I too removed the springs and rubber, then screwed it down to it's original plinth with # 8 x 2" wood screws after removing and re-glueing the blocks. I used a stethoscope to listen for noise all around the plinth and the top plate. This thing is QUIET.

Can't wait till the arm gets here.......