Thank you all! Great suggestions, and an update. - gtrmkr

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Thank you all! Great suggestions, and an update.

Posted by gtrmkr (A) on August 4, 2005 at 10:41:16

In Reply to: Thorens TD-125: stiff and tight or loose and wobbly? posted by gtrmkr on August 3, 2005 at 09:38:46:

Ditched the bottom cover. I've been adjusting per intructions at the Analogdept site (great site, BTW ... thanks!). I have no trouble getting everything level and true, and it certainly does seem that as I screw out the spring retainers, the suspension becomes somewhat looser. I presently have them screwed out as far as I think they can go without coming out, and I wouldn't say it's exactly bouncy. It takes a deliberate push anywhere on the top to create movement, and it takes significantly more "push" at the back right section, near the tonearm. The table seems just as immune to vertical shocks as before, but now is very sensitive to lateral shocks. Hmmmm ... Has anyone tried a more rigid setup, similar to what MAS suggests?

At this point, I haven't noticed much difference in sound quality. Everything is lined up properly, centered, unobstructed, etc. The tonearm cable is out of the way, etc.

I'll keep working on it. Thanks again to everybody for the tips. It's a neat deck, even if I'm not completely happy with the sound just yet.

Best,

James

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Topic - Thorens TD-125: stiff and tight or loose and wobbly? - gtrmkr 09:38:46 08/03/05 (10)

Thank you all! Great suggestions, and an update. - gtrmkr 10:41:16 08/04/05 (1)

Re: Thank you all! Great suggestions, and an update. - MAS 12:43:32 08/04/05 (0)

Re: Thorens TD-125: stiff and tight or loose and wobbly? - Awe-d-o-file 19:18:04 08/03/05 (1)

Re: Thorens TD-125: stiff and tight or loose and wobbly? - Fred J 22:06:05 08/03/05 (0)

Spring tension does not change with adjustment, only height. - MAS 16:48:51 08/03/05 (0)

Re: try both! - darkstar 14:00:48 08/03/05 (0)

Re: Thorens TD-125: stiff and tight or loose and wobbly? - Auricle 12:31:01 08/03/05 (0)

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

Re: Thorens TD-125: stiff and tight or loose and wobbly? - Fred J 10:08:22 08/03/05 (0)

James, visit this link for a great Thorens tuning tutorial - nutbatter 10:01:12 08/03/05 (0)

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Thank you all! Great suggestions, and an update. - gtrmkr 10:41:16 08/04/05 (1)

Re: Thank you all! Great suggestions, and an update. - MAS 12:43:32 08/04/05 (0)

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