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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
cocoabaroque
hifimaniac
508 posts
 
Well done! TD-145 was my first TT in 1976; my sister still owns it today and it
sounds great!
glenfihi
525 posts
 
My Thorens table arm returns after playing the record. We can put a man on the moon, we can have a decent sounding turntable that stops at the end of the album.
inna
7,296 posts
 
We can no longer put men on the moon let alone build that kind of turntable. I think, Chinese will do both very soon.
cocoabaroque OP
36 posts
 
I can see it now, a Chinese reality show based on "Space 1999", building sub-chassis suspended turntables in low-gravity on a moon base. Shipping rates to Earth would be expensive though. :-)
dhcod
710 posts
 
I picked up one at a garage sale and was amazed at just how well it played music.... no tricks. Really pleasing turntable!
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