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Re: Upgrade

Posted by Richard D (A) on November 25, 2001 at 22:54:00

In Reply to: Re: Upgrade posted by c3conv on November 25, 2001 at 20:46:10:

If you do a search of Thorens TD-160, TD-145, you will get a wealth of info about tweaking your table. The Thorens is very tweak friendly, & I think a great table to have fun with. Of course, you can spend a lot of money & buy something new & more modern.
The first thing I would do is make sure the table is set-up properly. Clean & oil the platter bearing, new belt, & look into a super cartridge for it. you might have a look at the Grado Platinum, new low output Grado Platinum, Shure V15Vxmr, or other high compliance cart. Your arm is not suited to moving coil carts, but there are really good MM one available. I would pick something that would also work for a Rega RB 250/300, in case you decide to upgrade the arm.
I'm working on my TD-160, & I decided that I want a better plinth, before I do anything else. Then you can evaluate tweaks, as you make them. There is damping the platter & top plate, a platter mat, stiffening the sub-chassis plate, & on & on. There are some very good people who have done these tweaks, who visit these boards. Then you might look to see if you want a better phono amp. You can e-mail me, if you would like.

Richard D

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