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Re: Thorens TD-125: stiff and tight or loose and wobbly?

Stiff or loose, anyway try to get a vertical bounce after you tap the platter in the middle. I wouldn't put heavy weights on it or a thick glass platter. 2nd the flimsy bottom replacement with a thick MDF or even better birch multiply bottom plate on 3 spikes. Or no bottom plate at all. The whole TT best placed on a wall shelf off the floor, level of course.

I have a Td125mk2/SME3009S2 with currently an Ortofon Super OM20 MM cart, the bass is not super heavy but not tinny either. Before i had a Shure V15III on it which produced a fuller bass, alas i wrecked the stylus. The Bluenote is a unipivot right? Popular wisdom says unipivots don't work on subchassis TT but i'm not sure. I once tried a Decca International unipivot on a TD150 with surprising results. I just talked to a hifi sales guy who had a TD160 with a Hadcock. Arm/cart matching is critical, can your arm take the cart?

Of course check your setup, VTF VTA azimuth antiskating.

Greetings Freek.


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  • Re: Thorens TD-125: stiff and tight or loose and wobbly? - Munkie_NL 11:04:46 08/03/05 (0)


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