On Saturday I bought a Thorens TD 166, it appears in really good condition for the price and I've already been playing and enjoying it, Chemical Brothers were especially good, other things its quite muddy compared to my CD player with lots of crackles.
To bring it home I removed the platter - seemed like a sensible thing to do. I've now put it all back together and I'm concerned I could have done it better. The platter consists of 2 parts an inner plastic section around which the belt attaches, and a larger metal doughnut of a platter which fits over the top.
First I put on the plastic platter, then the belt and then the outer metal platter. Unfortunately I can't get the metal platter to sit completely flush when assembling in this manner, this means that there is a very slight wobble as the platter rotates. I'm convinced this cant be great for the sound.
If I assemble the platter in my hands I can attain a perfect friction fit from which there is no wobble as the platter roates, but now I can't work out how to attach the belt - ideas? My first idea was to chill the inner platter to make the friction fit easier while perhaps warming the outer platter.
The turntable came with a Goldring Elan cartridge - any advice on upgrading.
To bring it home I removed the platter - seemed like a sensible thing to do. I've now put it all back together and I'm concerned I could have done it better. The platter consists of 2 parts an inner plastic section around which the belt attaches, and a larger metal doughnut of a platter which fits over the top.
First I put on the plastic platter, then the belt and then the outer metal platter. Unfortunately I can't get the metal platter to sit completely flush when assembling in this manner, this means that there is a very slight wobble as the platter rotates. I'm convinced this cant be great for the sound.
If I assemble the platter in my hands I can attain a perfect friction fit from which there is no wobble as the platter roates, but now I can't work out how to attach the belt - ideas? My first idea was to chill the inner platter to make the friction fit easier while perhaps warming the outer platter.
The turntable came with a Goldring Elan cartridge - any advice on upgrading.