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In Reply to: Re: OK, I think I've decided to build a turntable. But which one? posted by Fred J on December 15, 2005 at 19:40:43:
And maybe that would be a better starting point. But truthfully, I LOVE the looks of the Teres. FWIW, I do have a civil engineer friend who has a good understanding of vibration control and how to achieve it. I suppose whatever project I do, he may be very valuable.
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In terms of sound quality the Lenco will be the Teres' superior, this is not a matter of taste or presentation, and not by a small margin. Being a woodworker, get those creative juices flowing and design a beautiful plinth showing off your skills for the vintage Lenco. Of course, as always, many simply won't believe the Lenco is as good as reported, but already one fellow who owned and sold the Teres 245 with Moerch tonearm wrote the following: "I bought an LP12 with Valhalla and Ittok initially and was quite pleased for a while. For me (and my ten thumbs), set-up issues plagued that particular table. I heard a basic Teres setup and promptly sold the Linn as the sound quality bested the Linn by an embarassingly large margin. I then had a Teres 245 with Moerch DP-6 and Allaerts MC-1B. Unfortunately, my Teres had problems of it's own (recurrent motor controller faults, cracked base that had to be replaced, etc. etc.). I now use a modified Lenco L-75 with Moerch DP-6 arm and Denon DL-160 cartridge and have achieved what is easily the best sound (and reliability) to date."
Of those, to which version does your "Superior" comment apply ?
Have you heard a broad array of differing Teres designs and implementations ? How many exactly ?That would probably only be fair, since the Teres has numerous options and alternatives----
Before you say what's Superior in terms of sound quality.
Thanks, JD
It's fun to kick this stuff around, ponder, rationalize and debate etc. but ultimately I think if your guts say Teres, you're best off going with it, as were talking about passions, and the pragmatic cost considerations, logistics etc. tend to detract or demean, no ?
Frankly, if it were me looking for a near SOTA turntable that will also work as a visual centerpiece to your rig, I'd go with the Teres. You'll just need to build the plinth and armboard, and finish them to a ne'er thee friggin well, and you will have a piece of workable art that even analog non-believers will ooh and ahh at.You can build the plinth to your own design so you will have an artistic part of you invested in it.
However, remember the house remodel dictum: that furniture that seemed just fine before will look like crap in your new living room, therefore added expense.
The correlation: that rega 250 that seemed just fine will look like crap compared to an SME5.....then there's the cart.....
Yeah. I've already started lookin' at arms. I think we'll have to go with Origin Live anyway
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