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Also, in the meanwhile I have sold the TC-750 preamp and got myself a Graham Slee Gram Amp 2 Communicator to replace it. This greatly improved the sound, I must say. Happy I kept the Thorens.

Well, I'm on the waiting list for a complete restoration at Dr. Thorens. The TD-160 is a turntable that is too nice to let go.

A 'new' vintage amplifier is high on the wish list, although I have to say the Pioneer certainly does sound ok. About the Technics: last week the needle broke when I was cleaning it with a needle brush. Don't know how many hours the previous owner(s) had used the needle, but in any case a good...

Installed both.

I have mixed feelings about the 2M Red. I don't completely hate it, but with some music it can indeed be annoying and tiresome. I'm thinking of selling it and replacing it with a Nagaoka MP-150. On the Technics, I'm keeping the 270C-cartridge for the moment. I like it.

Finally found some time to actually listen to it yesterday. All functions of the TT still work as they should. I didn't replace the cartridge but still kept the original one installed. Did some back to back listening and my first impression was that the Technics sounded more dull. But after some...

I own a perfectly good Thorens TD160. Today I stumbled upon a Technics SL-3200 for sale, and although I have no idea why I would need two turntables, I bought it. I'm curious how this one will be different in sound from my beloved TD160 (with Ortofon Red cartidge). Asking price was € 150 for...

So, because the waiting list at Dr. Thorens was a bit too long for me, I took the TD160 to the local HiFi specialist (a passionate man of age and an LFD Audio dealer). I just picked it up and it is really singing now. I heard it playing through an LFD amplifier and a pair of Fischer & Fischer...

So, small update. I stumbled upon a second-hand pair of B&W 606 speakers + stands that still are covered by warranty for € 400 for the speakers + original B&W stands. Best of all, my wife actually likes the standmounts, she thinks the 606 speakers on the stands look way better than the big...

In the meanwhile I might have changed my mind about some things. The more you read, the more you start to doubt your initial choices. First of all, I took the TD160 to a local HiFi specialist who will revise it for me. According to this guy, I can just keep my Pioneer VSX AV-receiver, and...

This guy seems busy, he has a waiting list so it will be end '22 or beginning '23 before he can do it. But I do think the Thorens is too good to let go, so I'll probably have it restored. I'll have a look around first to see if I can find quicker (and hopefully cheaper) alternatives. In the...

Just got the response. Apparently there are some parts missing (compensation weight for the arm, among others) and the element is not mounted correctly. Tone-arm should not be a problem with the TD-160. Rough costs estimation is € 355 to get it in perfect playing condition. What do you guys...

I'm writing an e-mail to Dr. Thorens right now. See what he thinks and then decide.

If I could find someone to do it for € 100 and I know it works perfectly afterwards, I wouldn't hesitate. I was planning to bring it to Dr. Thorens in Holland (I live in Belgium), but he charges a lot more.

I just had another go at it using the protractors from Vinyl Engine. When I use the Thorens Baerwald Arc Protractor, I cannot find a setting where the stylus nicely follows the arc. Using the 'stupid protractors' I think it is about right (although using these I have the feeling that I can get...