Got a Thorens TD-147.. Questions?? Comments????
Hello Everybody:
Guess what??? I am now officially into analog. I have bidded on a Thorens TD-147 Belt-Drive Turntable on "E-Bay" this past weekend, and as it turns out, I am the winning bidder of this turntable. I didn't pay a whole lot for it either. I am going to pay about $85.00 plus packaging and shipping. It comes with a cherry wood (or rosewood) plinth. It is a suspensioned turntable with the removable wand type tone arm so that you can change cartridges (which is what I intend to do as soon as I get the phono stage). And it comes with a dust cover. The caveats are that the AC plug has separated (easily solved....... going to take it to my local used audio store to see if they can get a replacement), and that there is a crack on the dust cover. Oh....... it will also come with a cartridge. I don't know what the cartridge is on the turntable, as they did not talk much about it on "E-Bay", but I guessing it must be a cheapie or something. It's not the turntable that I am going to ultimately end up with in the next two years or so. But the idea is to enter the analog arena right now, as soon as possible, and start enjoying analog/vinyl right away. And with the Thorens TD-147, I am now able to do just that. It may not be a Rega Planar 25 or a VPI Aries Scout/JMW-9. But hey, you have to start somewhere, don't you??? My goal still is to end up with a Rega Planar 25 or a VPI Aries Scout/JMW-9 within the next two years (when by that time, the phono stage and the rest of the system should be in place by then, and my system should be close to completion by then, which ultimately speaking, is my goal)
So now, what do any of you think???
Do any of you have any questions??? Or do any of you have any comments??? Or, are you going to congratulate me, or what?? :)
--Charles--
Guess what??? I am now officially into analog. I have bidded on a Thorens TD-147 Belt-Drive Turntable on "E-Bay" this past weekend, and as it turns out, I am the winning bidder of this turntable. I didn't pay a whole lot for it either. I am going to pay about $85.00 plus packaging and shipping. It comes with a cherry wood (or rosewood) plinth. It is a suspensioned turntable with the removable wand type tone arm so that you can change cartridges (which is what I intend to do as soon as I get the phono stage). And it comes with a dust cover. The caveats are that the AC plug has separated (easily solved....... going to take it to my local used audio store to see if they can get a replacement), and that there is a crack on the dust cover. Oh....... it will also come with a cartridge. I don't know what the cartridge is on the turntable, as they did not talk much about it on "E-Bay", but I guessing it must be a cheapie or something. It's not the turntable that I am going to ultimately end up with in the next two years or so. But the idea is to enter the analog arena right now, as soon as possible, and start enjoying analog/vinyl right away. And with the Thorens TD-147, I am now able to do just that. It may not be a Rega Planar 25 or a VPI Aries Scout/JMW-9. But hey, you have to start somewhere, don't you??? My goal still is to end up with a Rega Planar 25 or a VPI Aries Scout/JMW-9 within the next two years (when by that time, the phono stage and the rest of the system should be in place by then, and my system should be close to completion by then, which ultimately speaking, is my goal)
So now, what do any of you think???
Do any of you have any questions??? Or do any of you have any comments??? Or, are you going to congratulate me, or what?? :)
--Charles--