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Lenco L75 VS Sota Star Saphire

Lemalin51

Lemalin51

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Hi,
Here is my deli ma, I own a Lenco L75, and its the correct 110/60hz, I read everything at Lenco heaven, I have a bro-in law that is a certified carpenter so no problem for the plinth, the rest I could easily do myself, I would however have to purchase an arm and cart, I was thinking the ortofon TA 210 12'' arm with a SPU cart, that would set me at around $3500.00, now I could forget all that and get a Sota star Saphire with a Rega RB300 for about 2K.
Oh yes I already have a Oracle Delphi with an Helius arm and Ortofon Bronze, the other table would be for a secondary system or for strictly 45 rpm records.

Your input would be very appreciated.
Al
 
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Go with the 4 speed and make a project out of it. 78's are cheap. It'll be the best second tier TT on these threads. I love the L75's looks. If you have the time and money let it reach its potential.
 
Lemalin51 said:
Hi,
Here is my deli ma, I own a Lenco L75, and its the correct 110/60hz, I read everything at Lenco heaven, I have a bro-in law that is a certified carpenter so no problem for the plinth, the rest I could easily do myself, I would however have to purchase an arm and cart, I was thinking the ortofon TA 210 12'' arm with a SPU cart, that would set me at around $3500.00, now I could forget all that and get a Sota star Saphire with a Rega RB300 for about 2K.
Oh yes I already have a Oracle Delphi with an Helius arm and Ortofon Bronze, the other table would be for a secondary system or for strictly 45 rpm records.

Your input would be very appreciated.
Al
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Hi Al: my humble advice is that you should focus on yourself, rather on the gear. With the Sota option, you would be a buyer, and then a user of a more or less plug-and-play (very good from what I've read) TT. With the Lenco option you would have to work quite a lot, learn, study, get parts from other places in the world, have patience, invest time and effort and eventually get to a DIY highly modified (presumably great, if everything works right) TT. Some people would prefer the second choice due to a sense of "challenging" involved, whereas other people would rnot be willing to undergo the process, and would therefore choose the first alternative. So, ask yourself what kind of scenario would fit you better in all honesty, and perhaps the answer will help you decide.
 
guiller said:
Hi Al: my humble advice is that you should focus on yourself, rather on the gear. With the Sota option, you would be a buyer, and then a user of a more or less plug-and-play (very good from what I've read) TT. With the Lenco option you would have to work quite a lot, learn, study, get parts from other places in the world, have patience, invest time and effort and eventually get to a DIY highly modified (presumably great, if everything works right) TT. Some people would prefer the second choice due to a sense of "challenging" involved, whereas other people would rnot be willing to undergo the process, and would therefore choose the first alternative. So, ask yourself what kind of scenario would fit you better in all honesty, and perhaps the answer will help you decide.
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Very valid.

I have a GL-75 here that has been on the shelf for over a year due to lack of time to re-plinth, let alone fitting an arm. I'm just saving it for some joys in the future (echo)
 
If the SOTA has the vacuum hold-down feature that is something to strongly consider making a decision.
 
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If the SOTA is newish, they are great. If your older SOTA has an old Papst lightweight motor and it croaks, not so nice. I'd take the Lenco, go Peter's Top Plate, and install a nice 12" pivoted arm and enjoy my music with less issues. Simple wins.
 
I like 'simple' reliable too, pretty much why the Denon DP-55K/ Souther SLA-3 has stuck around as the primary player since 1984. If I was starting over the Lenco would definitely be interesting.
 
Lemalin51 said:
Hi,
Here is my deli ma, I own a Lenco L75, and its the correct 110/60hz, I read everything at Lenco heaven, I have a bro-in law that is a certified carpenter so no problem for the plinth, the rest I could easily do myself, I would however have to purchase an arm and cart, I was thinking the ortofon TA 210 12'' arm with a SPU cart
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12" ortofon arm,
and a SPU cartridge...

how could you DARE compare it on equal terms to a (relatively) lowly RB300 tonearm?

go for the lenco!! go for it!! go go go go go!! :banana:
 
They're going to be different flavors of good. Anything beyond that is personal subjective choice. A vacuum Sota is an excellent turntable. The Lenco certainly isn't one stock but I'll believe those who say its world class. My stock L-70s are dreadful.
 
thank you for your valuable input, I saw the Sota tonight, but the lenco wins. A good project and a little work will be fun.
Thanks, I will show when finished.
Al
 
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