A little while back I decided to check the bearing oil on my Thorens TD160 Super fitted with an Alphason Xenon MCS tonearm. The Thorens was bought near to the beginning of 2009 and has been used throughout the year but on removing the bits and pieces that make it up, I discovered that there was actually no oil in the bearing whatsoever. The bearing looks new and very shiny so I'm hoping there is no damage, however, now that the thing is back together, there is a loud hum and clunking and knocking from the arm when it is moved. OK I may well have dislodged something and I will indeed check it out soon but; to the question...
I was contemplating at some point a rewire of the Alphason or a brand new Jelco SA-750D tonearm. At present, the system is used with a Denon DL160 but my wish for sometime next year is to fit a Dynavector DV20XL. Your thoughts please...???
I already have the thoughts of HiFiDave and take them very seriously but I'd like a wider opinion.
This near tragedy has put on hold my purchase of a Croft power amp...