smitkoku
Active Member
Picked this up off the 'bay. The guy doesn't use that site much, his description was wonky and the pics weren't great, so when it didn't sell I made him an offer. He accepted, and shipped the table the next day (after I gave him pretty detailed instructions how to pack a table, since he didn't have the original box). Also, it doesn't have the s-arm, not the end of the world though, I figured.
It arrived today. He did a great job of packing, it took forever to unwrap all the pieces from the bubble wrapping. :thmbsp: (Some might consider that foreplay!)
Man........ this thing is as near to mint condition as I could even imagine!!! There is one tiny little scratch in the front, and a couple very superficial scratches in the almost mint cover. It came with a Denon DL-103R, which he had unmounted and was in the original package with all the paperwork.
I mounted an AT440MLA, since I'm not sure what the low-compliance Denon was even doing on that arm, and spun some vinyl. This is in my bedroom system, so is running through a Sansui AU-717 that was just restored, and playing through a pair of EPI M-50 speakers that I just restored. Obviously I can't compare it to my Thorens TD-125 mk2 which is in my reference system, but I can compare it to my digital source hooked up to the same amp. This Denon absolutely blows it away, no contest, not even close. I can't believe how fast it gets up to speed... less than one second, and the speed locks in perfectly to both speeds. Arm lift works perfectly and didn't even have to readjust, it lifts as soon as the arm hits the lead-out groove. :yes:
I've been wanting to get one of these for years, and I'm super geeked about this one. Best yet, I'm going to sell the Denon 103R cart so when it's all said and done I will only have paid about $100-150 for this MINT (did I already say that, MINT!) table.:tresbon:
