Pipebro, Good Luck with the process. I vote fix, keep and buy another new one later . I am in the Philly suburbs and have looked for a local reliable vintage Thorens repair person/shop. Would appreciate hearing from you who you found to do the work . I have a beautiful restored TD160 by Chris Thornton between 10 and 12 years ago. It seems to have a grounding issue and have tried a number of trouble shooting methods, from cables to grounding to a different phone pre but believe it is the TT. I have no desire to take it apart myself. I get a moderate but distinct HUM. Using a Rogue Sphinx v1.
Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one?
Here's the situation. In 1988 when turntables were dissapearing I bought a Thorens TD-320 for $600 that included a signet cartridge. It has served me well over the years. It was In Storage for about four years along with the rest of my system. I recently unpacked everything, hooked it up and found that the turntable wasn't working. I am faced with this dilemma, I can probably get the Thorens fixed. Found some guys in the Philly area that work on them. On the other hand it's almost 30 years old. Is it worth getting it fixed or should I get a new one. If you vote for new, give me some ideas as to what brands and models you would recommend of comparable quality.
My current system includes:
Krell KRC-3 pre, Krell KSA 200S amp, Parasound Z-Phono phono pre, Revel Performance F32 speakers and Ayre CD Player
My current system includes:
Krell KRC-3 pre, Krell KSA 200S amp, Parasound Z-Phono phono pre, Revel Performance F32 speakers and Ayre CD Player