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Any thoughts about Thorens TD 160 as far as upgrades and refurbishments to this unit. I was just given this turntable and everything is original and it works & seems to sound decent I compared it too my music hall mmf 5.1 . The sound quality wasn't much different between the two turntables except the music hall was a bit brighter aside from that, I'm using a Emotive XPS-1 preamp for both turntable tryouts. The cartridge on the Thorens is audio technica AT13Ea and the Music Hall has the Magic 3 that came with the unit which is made by Ortofon.
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raymonda
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If the sound of it stock was comparable to your MH, well, then you will be happy with what modding this little gem can do. The first mod would be to replace the arm with a Rega. Second would be to damp the chassis and the third would be to replace the plinth.

The rest is much smaller and some just cosmetic but fun, never the less.

Or as some would suggest, keep it the way it is and enjoy it. I really enjoyed modding mine and creating a totally great table, to just a surprisingly good table.



raymonda
855 posts
 
If you go with a Rega arm instead of a 3009,you'll have more options with cartridges.

raymonda
855 posts
 
The jelco is a great arm and will work wonderfully. It will also have a bit of a retro look to it, too.

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