As a novice on the subject of turntables I was about to upgrade the cartridge on my old 1990´s Thorens TD280 mk2 . The existing cartridge is the cheap Audio Technica ATN91 . I did have some belt slip off issues but cleaned it with achohol which has remedied this for now but have read it can be a problem. As this turntable is from the old Thorens brand/ownership , looking at the present day 2021 turntables what budget would I need to spend to see a marked improvement in the sound quality . Is upgrading the cartridge a worthwile effort short term ? Or is it best sell it on and spend 400-600 quid on a new deck ..yes that´s peanuts for quality turntables but thats the budget I have in mind right now .
I wonder if the Thorens TD280mk2 was in the market place in 2021 how would it fair with the competition and how much would it cost .
I wonder if the Thorens TD280mk2 was in the market place in 2021 how would it fair with the competition and how much would it cost .
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