TJN Analog
T is for Turntables, the most fulfilling musical source (it's not all about convenience), which involves the listener at multiple levels. JN is Jean Nantais, the man who proved to the world that the vintage long-overlooked idler-wheel drive Lenco record players are world-class machines which rank with the best available, analog OR digital, in all areas. Analog is the Gold Standard digital systems strive to equal. TJN Analog is JN along with all the individuals and small businesses who go out of their way to ensure our products perform to levels at multiples of their price, fulfilling the long-dormant potential of the idler-wheel-drive system.
There are different types of audiophiles. There are those who believe a stereo component should, in the reproduction of music, stir the emotions, passions, and sound beautiful and cause delight.
About TJNDrive System
Idler wheel drives in general were originally designed to overcome stylus force drag, as in their day cartridges tracked at 10 grams.
Stylus force drag is the braking action of the stylus in the groove: the greater the groove excursions, or pressure of the stylus, the greater the friction and so braking force. As expected, sudden transients, dynamic shadings and bass are, apart from actual tracking force, the greatest causes of stylus force drag, which is always present, and it is here that failure to overcome it is most audible.
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From the TJN Blog
The TJN Mod
The TJN Mod showcases my practical but extremely effective solutions, which explains my actual results, results which lead to such high reports of the superb sonics of my work from my customers that I am now classified as a “Cult Product”. The real explanation of cult product is not that… Read more >
The TJN Mod/Replacement of Spring for Torque/Speed Stability
I posted the following explanation on Audiogon January 31st, 2011, specifically for the benefit of all Lenco admirers and to further ensure Lenco performance worldwide, regardless of implementation: WHAT I DID WITH STRING, SARAN WRAP AND PENNIES I was sitting at home during an extreme cold snap (similar to today’s… Read more >