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Beautiful but surely you should not be storing your LP's like that?

Why not

Because they'll get rim warp.

Ok

Got the deck up and running this afternoon
I've fitted a captive lead to this one to avoid messing with Paul's (it's owner, I can't afford one of these!) original wiring ect, other than to attach a new earth to the motor. This is then run to a block connector on the captive lead. Obviously an iec could be fitted if someone wanted that, but it's got to go back to Paul exactly as it arrived so soldering up sockets is out.
I'm running an at440mlb in the audiomods arm as its a cart I know well and it's close to to 150s in the lenco and the jvc so I have a fairly solid baseline to asses the sound quality
I've tried Paul's original Garrard mat and a Cork and nitrile mat, the Garrard one is better.
I'm rather pleased with the sound, it sounds like a really nice 301. Which it is.
What I mean is that the plinth doesn't seem to be causing any ill effects.
The famous Garrard expressive bottom end is all there and is nice and tight not on the cusp of getting out of control. My old 401 in an acrylic skeletal plinth I built always had a barely surpressed quality to it which this doesn't. It has control.
It's also nice and quiet, bugger all rumble is getting through, probably more than Paul's slate plinth, but it's quiet enough for me not to be focused on it.
It seems pretty good top to bottom, I'm not familiar with the audiomods arm yet, but It seems pretty blameless in all respects, I can't hear anything that is bugging me.

Of course, Paul may hear things artifacts that aren't there with his slate plinth, its very unlikely to be on the same level as that is.

OH and this thing is very very dynamic.... Forgot how good the Garrards are in this respect

I'll add some pics shortly, it's pretty promising so far

pics, and no I haven't moved the records yet, nowhere else to put them yet

Garrard 301, audiomods classic 2 and at440mlb by anthony cresswell, on Flickr

Garrard 301, audiomods classic 2 and at440mlb by anthony cresswell, on Flickr

Garrard 301, audiomods classic 2 and at440mlb by anthony cresswell, on Flickr

after getting told off for storing records incorrectly, I've rectified that. Made a storage unit type thing for the ones that are out which also allows me to set up 3 decks. Just made from scrap mdf i had stored. nothing special, just routed out grooves for the shelves to fit into, and corner braced with 4" triangles to stop it racking when weight is applied. Dug out my trusty slate slab for the top. makes for interesting deck comparisons

HiFi corner by anthony cresswell, on Flickr

System photo by anthony cresswell, on Flickr

lenco no 7 came back for some alterations a few weeks ago, namely to fit an uprated bearing. Its one from lencoheaven i think, and is about the same size as a 301 bearing. So is huge compared to the normal one.
as such it required some work. The plinth had to be built up to accommodate it, those who were here the other week when paul picked up his deck saw it looking sorry for itsself partway through this. now machined and completely re veneered, this is the result.

Lenco by anthony cresswell, on Flickr

s'abit big as you can see next to a normal one, lenco no 0

Lenco by anthony cresswell, on Flickr

Not quite finished yet, it needs finishing wax to the cherry veneer and various bits fixing down ect, took some doing to get it to look right

Very smart, some lovely turntables popping up just lately!

Such a transformation from last week - the deep plinth looks great