Lenco Launches New Turntables and Audio Gear for American Market

Swiss audio gear makers Lenco announced today that a handful of their most recent turntables and record players, including the $449 belt-driven LBT-345WA and the $329 direct drive L-3810, are now available for Americans to purchase on Amazon and through a new partnership with hi-fi retailer Audio Advice.

According to a Lenco press release, seven new products have shown up for sale on the Audio Advice website, including four turntables, two complete audio record player systems, and a cool turntable setup and maintenance kit in a suitcase.

Chief among the new releases is the flagship LBT-345WA, a stylish-looking belt-driven mid-range turntable that Lenco says is built with upgradability in mind. This is largely due to the inclusion of Ortofon's excellent 2M Red moving magnet (MM) cartridge that can be easily fitted with Ortofon's step-up Blue or top-of-the-range Silver stylus. This means that as users grow into their record collecting addictions, the turntable grows with them, providing increasingly improved sound and dynamics.

The LBT-345WA looks to be a sure-footed deck, weighing just over 11 pounds. It features an anti-resonant carbon fiber tonearm and a built-in, switchable phono preamp, making it ready out of the box to connect to powered speakers, an integrated amplifier, or receiver without a phono input. The preamp can also be switched to its line-out option for components or speakers with a built-in phono stage.

Additionally, the LBT-345WA is Bluetooth 5.2 enabled, expanding connectivity options to any Bluetooth speakers for wire-free playback of vinyl.

Lenco has also included a felt slip mat and detachable dust cover with the LBT-345WA. An added bonus is a chrome-plated weighted record stabilizer to position on the main spindle post, which applies slight pressure to the record, increasing contact with the platter, reducing vibrations, and helping produce a more stable sound.

Lenco is also focusing its recent expansion to the American market on its only direct drive turntable, the L-3810. This model resembles the popular Audio-Technica LP120 or LP140XP and targets DJs due to direct drive's stability and consistent rotation speeds.

The L-3810 features push-button start and stop, speed controls (45 and 33 1/3), and pitch control, ensuring an easy-to-use experience. It also has a built-in switchable phono stage but lacks the Bluetooth connectivity of the LBT-345WA.

Lastly, Lenco unveiled the TTA-12IN1PRO, a 12-in-1 professional maintenance kit that comes in an aluminum suitcase, providing everything a vinyl enthusiast could need for setting up and maintaining a turntable.