I dont think its your cartridge. I seem to remember having a Thorens with a Sure many years ago. (I'm thinking it was a TD 124, but I'm not sure). If footfalls are bothersome, put the turntable on a more stable table. You dont say what kind of distortion you're hearing. Is the turntable going into the appropriate input in your preamp, is the weight accurately measured, ...so many things. It really sounds to me like you just want a new cartridge. IF so get a Benz
Cartridge for older Thorens TD 165C
Hello vinyl SMEs,
I can't seem to set-up my Shure V-15 VMR well enough to eliminate distortion during quiet passages. Most of my vinyl is almost new by the way. I tried alignment tools and test records to no avail. My guess is that the Shure is not the right cartridge for this TT – too compliant perhaps. I have a Thorens TD-165c in mint condition with the original TP-11 tone arm and TP-60 headshell. According to the Analog Dept., effective mass of the tone arm is 16.5 grams.
I also noticed that resonance with the Shure is a low 6.6 Hz which puts in foot fall territory. This explains the bouncing in the grooves if I walk too closely. It's tracking at 1.25 grams with additional anti-skating and weight for the stabilizer brush.
So, what other cartridges would work with this TT besides the Shure? Preamp is the one tube wonder by Bellari.
Thanks
I can't seem to set-up my Shure V-15 VMR well enough to eliminate distortion during quiet passages. Most of my vinyl is almost new by the way. I tried alignment tools and test records to no avail. My guess is that the Shure is not the right cartridge for this TT – too compliant perhaps. I have a Thorens TD-165c in mint condition with the original TP-11 tone arm and TP-60 headshell. According to the Analog Dept., effective mass of the tone arm is 16.5 grams.
I also noticed that resonance with the Shure is a low 6.6 Hz which puts in foot fall territory. This explains the bouncing in the grooves if I walk too closely. It's tracking at 1.25 grams with additional anti-skating and weight for the stabilizer brush.
So, what other cartridges would work with this TT besides the Shure? Preamp is the one tube wonder by Bellari.
Thanks