Run Thorens Run ?
Hi Bombaywalla, indeed the analogdept is a great Thorens site. A big kudos to Clarke & Cie (I already downloaded a manual for the TD150 MKII [pdf] - good stuff!) BTW, I very much enjoyed reading your *first* impressions of the Bluenote Bellavista Sig, well done! |
Agonanon A certain Steve Clark maintains a website called "The Analog Department". Web address is: www.theanalogdept.com On the home page, on the left, there is a link called "Thorens Dept". Steve adds pictures of Thorens 'tables almost everyday + there are DIY tips galore. Plenty of real help i.e. advice from people who have actually resurrected their own Thorens. I highly recommend this website for you. Helped me set up my 'table just recently. |
Agonanon -- Shelters, Benz, Denon, maybe a Sumiko or an Ortofon, i.e. a cartridge that's reasonably rugged (Denon, for example) and offers a musical, if not exotically accurate, sound retrieval/reproduction. There's a lot of on-line help in setting up a cartridge, better written & more detailed than I could ever produce. However, the prevailing issue is that you choose the arm first; then, experienced A'goners (Twl is a good example) can help you narrow down the choice of cartridge taking into ACCOUNT the arm's compliance. Cheers. |
I'd avoid drilling armboards, unless I had access to precision drills and was a skilled technician myself (I'm neither). OTOH, 140 quid for arm, board & cartridge is not excessive (it's not chicken feed either, mind you). Instead, why not go for a SME 3009 series arm that would be plug & play? Plus a bog standard 50quid cartridge -- many good performers around! Cheers & welcome to the glorious world of vinyl. |
