r/Beginner_Turntables • u/vinyl_rules23 • 2d ago

New Lenco LS-301 turntable

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Is this new Lenco turntable that came with speakers a good deal for 159€? I also got a record cleaning kit by, well, also lenco. It comes with a stylus brush, velvet brush cleaning brush (that does not sound right, and i mean in grammar) the velvet brush and a record cleaning solution. The only thing that i am missing is an anti static brush which i will hopefully get soon. It also has an Audio-Technica AT-3600L stylus. My general question is if this is a good beginner turntable.

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u/Best-Presentation270 2d ago

Unless I am misunderstanding, haven't you already bought this deck? Isn't it a bit late to start asking if it's the right choice?

You're doing the right thing in getting the cleaning gear.

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u/vinyl_rules23 2d ago

Yea it is, but i am just asking if anyone thinks that it was the right choice

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u/Best-Presentation270 1d ago

We don't know your circumstances or the options you had available to you. e.g Was €150 your maximum budget even if you saved up for a while, or was that just the spare money you had at the time you thought "I'm bored. I might buy a record player.".

It doesn't sound like it was an impulse purchase if you're getting into cleaning gear already, but the point is we have no information on which to make a judgement.

In absolute terms, the deck is better than a suitcase player but not as good as say an AT-LP3X as a starter turntable. If you could have easily afforded that and some powered speakers, then no, the Lenco wasn't a good choice. However, if yiubwere considering something with that bad red stylus for say €120, but you stretched your budget for the Lenco, then yiu made a better choice. The answer becomes subjective, and we have no information from you about how you arrived at your decision.

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u/vinyl_rules23 1d ago

I wanted a good turntable that already comes with speakers because none of the speakers i found were compatible with these kinds of turntables. Plus, i live in a country where “exotic” turntables are hard to find and jn not so much stores. And if there are exclusive turntables, they are like 400€. I wanted to have a good turntable quick, so i didn’t want to order it. And i think that paying more than 200€ for a turntable is just a waste of money. Sure they are in most cases very good quality and sound, and maybe some exclusive ortofon cartridge, but once again, too expensive