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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2019 16:05:11 GMT
The old Thorens 'TD 150/160' I just found them an utter nightmare in every respect
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2019 16:52:43 GMT
The old Thorens 'TD 150/160' I just found them an utter nightmare in every respect I loved my old TD150 Mk.I, never had any bother with it, even though the early Decca International arm I used was too heavy really. Recently bought a mint Mk.II to play with. |
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Post by macca on Sept 12, 2019 17:15:14 GMT
Apart from a crappy plastic Philips thing that even the dealer who sold it told me not to buy I've not hated any deck I've owned.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2019 18:50:07 GMT
NAD 5120, Nasty thing.
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Post by dsjr on Sept 12, 2019 18:57:55 GMT
I used to love messing around with the NAD. had all the right ideas, just very frail and made by Pro-ject I recall... I must get down the TD160, have a lovely play with it (I lost the chance of my old Linn LP12 set-up jig sadly, so four tins will have to do) just to prove Andr'e wrong  I've not hated any deck I've owned, from a BSR UA6 in my Pye Black Box record player, through Garrard 2025TC to the Mentor, as I learned so much from all of them. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2019 19:31:32 GMT
Hi Dave
I just dont thin the TD take certain arms without cause havoc with the suspension. You cant let a deck contradict to you what arm you gonna use. TD150 just refused to work with the Mayare, had to fart about sticking weights to the sub
Yep i very quickly went of bouncy bouncy decks. Another thing with em & especially the 150, The platters are so heavy the motors end up giving up pulling without trouble. Nothing worse than waiting for a platter to get upto speed, yet another reason i switched to Michell decks.
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 12, 2019 20:59:45 GMT
Pink Triangle decks. They just irk me after a few hours listen.
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Post by Bigman80 on Sept 12, 2019 21:00:26 GMT
I used to love messing around with the NAD. had all the right ideas, just very frail and made by Pro-ject I recall... I must get down the TD160, have a lovely play with it (I lost the chance of my old Linn LP12 set-up jig sadly, so four tins will have to do) just to prove Andr'e wrong I've not hated any deck I've owned, from a BSR UA6 in my Pye Black Box record player, through Garrard 2025TC to the Mentor, as I learned so much from all of them. I didn’t know it was made by Project but it all makes sense now. |
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Post by macca on Sept 12, 2019 21:19:25 GMT
My neighbour still has a NAD 5120, I've heard worse decks.
I went round once and he had it stowed away, said it was broken. So I had a look at it and it turned out the belt had just come off the pulley.
I remember they cost £125 new in 1988. I couldn't afford one so I bought a Tensai for £45 and I reckon that was a actually a better deck, certainly built better. But the NAD had a suspension, it was the cheapest suspended deck you could buy then I think.
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