NOTE: I had brought a Classic Lenco to Greece to Kostas, and deciding to make it simple and inexpensive as possible, I built it to pass luggage requirements for a flight, and to be transportable as I would have carry it along with my luggage by foot across airports and…

Jim G, Ottawa, August 13, 2012 Since my last review November 24, 2011 there were some changes to my music system. The four Philip 6SN7 tubes in my Opal preamp have been replaced by four matched NOS Brimars. The 6SN7 tube in my Topas amp has been replaced by a…

The TJN Kit: A Total Success‏ Hi Jean, I wanted to wait to report until I was sure of what I was hearing, but it’s clear that replacing “that damned spring” with your thread-and-weight mod is a howling success. It sounded great to me right after completion, but I’ve found…

Dixon Chen, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hi Jean Thought I’d let you know that I managed to install the tjn kit without any hassles whatsoever, plenty of clearance at the point stipulated on the template. When it was time to drop the needle on the record, it was wow! Immediately. There…

Tony C., Ottawa, Canada Hi Jean, It has been a number of weeks since it was done and as far as I can tell there are no issues. The mod is working fine and everything sounds great. I’m not having any so called sticking or friction issues with mine. With…

Jim G, Ottawa, November 24, 2011 Jean, This feedback is somewhat overdue but I wanted to be sure of what I was hearing and writing about.  As well, your Reference Lenco is in a new system that required breaking in and fine tuning.  A description of this system is provided…