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When less is more...10 reasons to own Thorens

I KNOW my Thorens TD-160 series is not the last word. I've pereviously owned an Oracle Delphi with SAEC arm, and a Rega P25, and can vouch for the superiority of both over the 166, but...

1. I can listen all day to my "simulated stereo" LPs and it STILL sounds good.

2. Fake reverb sounds convincing as intended by the record producers

3. Warp wow and off-center pressings are not usually an issue when motor cogging obscures these faults-- two wrongs DO make a right!

4. Motor, bearing, switches and everything else will stll work fine 20 years from now.

5. Bouncy spring suspension forces you-- the listener to stay put and listen to the entire side of your LP or risk walking across the floor and sending the tonearm and cartridge flying across the record surface.

6. Works great with Grado cartridges!

7. Sounds better than most CDs (*IMO) when comparing the LP to a good digital reissue

8. Easy tonearm upgrade, accepts many cheap used arms (Jelco, Linn, etc)

9. NO PARTICLE BOARD!!!

10. Like a drug, only safer and still legal to own and operate
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nandric
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Strange that nobody mentioned TD 160 Super. This one was/is
highly regarded in Europe and considered 'the best' (the
Reference not included) of them all. I use this one in my
second system for testing purposes.

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nandric
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Jeremy 72, The suspension of all belt driven Thorens consists of 3 springs (by Linn the steel-plate is part of the suspension). I don't believe that 'exotic plinths' will
improve the performance much but they will considerable add to
the price. This way however the most important adavantage
of the 'old Thorens' (aka price-quality relationship) will be lost. Or so I thought.

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nandric
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Hi Jeremy 72, I was not able to find this dc motor for the
160 Super on the site you provided. However I deed try Origine Live dc motor on my
(then) Linn LP-12. If I remember well +/- 500 GBP. Well despite of all the prease in HIFI Magazines to my mind this was a perfect example of wasting our money.Besides such mods expenses one will never get back by resell.

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nandric
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Hi Jeremy 72, I deed find the 'source'. NB a countryman of
my. But the motor in casu is the Orgine Live DC . More expensive then the whole 160 S. I am using the 160 S in an second system and think that those AC motors are ok.

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