What "high end" arm is this?

[CageyH]

I was browsing the interweb while I am in a boring meeting, and spotted this TD125 that looks interesting: https://www.leboncoin.fr/photo_audio_video/2376995271.htm

Is the arm anything special, or just a standard Thorens arm?

[shane]

Acos Lustre. Decent early 70s Japanese.

https://www.vinylengine.com/tonearm_reviews.php?make=Acos&model=Lustre+GST+1

[CageyH]

Thanks for the quick response.
That makes the TD125 look like an interesting proposition.

[walpurgis]

That is not the original headshell (which was nothing special). The Lustre arm originally came with a screw in rear armtube extension stub and additional smaller counterweight for use with heavier cartridges. Handy if using particularly heavy cartridges, but most wouldn't need it.

[CageyH]

Thanks.
€550 looks like a good deal for a TD125 with a decent arm.

[walpurgis]

Thanks.
€550 looks like a good deal for a TD125 with a decent arm.

I think it's a fair prospect.

[CageyH]

This idea has been binned. The washing machine decided to stop spinning yesterday.
It could just need new brushes, or it could be something more serious. Troubleshooting will commence shortly.

[Pigmy Pony]

This idea has been binned. The washing machine decided to stop spinning yesterday.
It could just need new brushes, or it could be something more serious. Troubleshooting will commence shortly.

I assume you will have checked the filter that there's no blockage, machine might not spin if it's still full of water. This suggestion comes from a position of zero technical knowledge and a rather patchy memory of a similar problem.

[CageyH]

I have thanks. That is the first thing I did.
It needs new brushes. I have got it working for now, and the new brushes arrive on Tuesday.

[Macca]

Cheap fix, does that mean the vintage turntable impulse buy is back on then?

[CageyH]

I don’t think so, as the washing machine may not last, so I need to be sensible.

[Macca]

I don’t think so, as the washing machine may not last, so I need to be sensible.

How it works is - you buy the turntable, washing machine blows up the next week. You don't buy the turntable, washing machine lasts another five years :)

[CageyH]

Exactly….