Ptah
pfm Member
Don't knock it till you've tried it.
THORENS® TD 1500
THORENS® TD 1500
Good looking new Thorens
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Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
How do we tell it's a new model? 
docstocker
pfm Member
how much?
Data sheet says 1999 Euros.
docstocker
pfm Member
I think my TD150 with plinth and lid cost about £30 in 1970
So well above inflation.
So well above inflation.
chartz
If it’s broke fix it!
Nice, with the old Thorens-EMT style tonearm to boot.
Wrong translation. What they meant was brush.
It’s a rather different product
mikebirtill
pfm Member
I like this and the 1600 - I think they are really good fit and forget decks.
Bairnstorm
pfm Member
They are making some good stuff at the moment. Happy with my TD550.
narabdela
who?
Au contraire. Google a photo of a 1960s Thorens TD135.
daytona600
Registered User
Thorens's manufacturing partner in Taiwan mis translation
Craig B
Re:trophile
Trigger's well maintained broom?
Mullardman
Moderately extreme...
One of the best decks I ever heard was the TD124 (original) I'm wondering how much it is improved by the modern re-design.
Craig B
Re:trophile
Their retention of a similar chassis to that of the original TD124 exemplifies a distinct lack of understanding of the design principles of the real Thorens idler models.
I would suspect the cheap Matsushita MKL15 series DD motor to work as well if it were screwed directly to the knock-off Ortofon ST-104 plinth (provided there were some isolation feet beneath), possibly better.
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Ptah
pfm Member
Craig B
Re:trophile
'Pass the dutchie 'pon the left hand side, Sooty.'Could be Sweep playing 45s.
slavedata
pfm Member
How do we tell it's a new model?
The price
Craig B
Re:trophile
It's funny, but almost every model description starts with the word 'new', or something along the lines of 'return of Thorens DNA'.How do we tell it's a new model?
Their site has been that way for quite a number of years now.