Thorens 160td b mk2 with Linn Basik Lvv tonearm?

How are you fixed for cables Patrick? :lol:

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Originally Posted by walpurgis

How are you fixed for cables Patrick? :lol:

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There's always one!

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Originally Posted by Arkless Electronics

There's always one!

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Oh yes!! :yesbruv:

Doing okay for cables thanks! At least I've worked out the lvv tonearm is decent.

TT is good too and I've just had a look at the circuit diagram of the RQ970BX and it should sound pretty good. Cartridge is a robust spherical stylus DJ thing...bit like a DL103 with a Concorde aesthetic going on IIRC:D
I would say £300 for the lot including the phono stage (is it a RQ970BX?). Shove the warranty as the chances of any of that gear going wrong within 3 month or even a year is remote!

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Originally Posted by Arkless Electronics

I would say £300 for the lot including the phono stage (is it a RQ970BX?). Shove the warranty as the chances of any of that gear going wrong within 3 month or even a year is remote!

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Yeah. I agree.

Yeah the phono stage is the Rotel RQ970BX. Sounds like set up is good but not the price. I will see if he is up for knocking it down or fitting a better cartridge. The TT is good by all accounts, looking forward to hearing it regardless on Thursday whether or not I buy it. Was previously considering going for the new Rega planar 3 before the 160td appeared. Any thoughts?

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Originally Posted by walpurgis

That's actually a nice combination. The TD160 is a fine turntable and the LVV arm is very underrated. It is better with modern cartridges than the lighter LVXs. Just use a decent cast alloy or magnesium headshell with it and you can mount a good MC cartridge or even a Decca. I own an LVV and it is capable of surprising results.

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Please don't ditch the supposedly inferior flexible headshell (ADC used it in addition to the LMG1 model I recall), as this shell aids tonearm resonances, according to a 'Choice review. A more rigid headshell may possibly be worse...

The OM5 is harmless enough I suppose, but a Sumiko Pearl is more what 'we' used to use (it was called a Rega R100 or A&R E77 back then ;)) An external stylus balance may be useful too, as the counterweight calibration wasn't very accurate I remember.

Just my view. But I'd sooner have a TD160 than any Rega.

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Originally Posted by Simon75

Yeah the phono stage is the Rotel RQ970BX. Sounds like set up is good but not the price. I will see if he is up for knocking it down or fitting a better cartridge. The TT is good by all accounts, looking forward to hearing it regardless on Thursday whether or not I buy it. Was previously considering going for the new Rega planar 3 before the 160td appeared. Any thoughts?

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A good TD160 properly set up will thrash a Planar 3 IMHO. Only advantage of Rega is the "fit and forget" aspect, again IMHO. Just to be sure you are getting the real McCoy take the platter mat off and then lift off the outer platter. The inner platter of that model should be a mazak casting like the outer platter and not grey plastic.... some latter ones were cheapened but I think there was a change to letters after the 160 :scratch: