Bargains on ebay?

Sorry to say I won't be at Whittlebury Hall this year - the upcoming two weeks were the only time the wife could easily take off for holiday and so we'll be in Naples. I'm sure I'll cope with the disappointment......;)

I must admit that I'm not a particular Thorens fan and I have to say that I never really got on with the TD125 that I owned, but I do like the old TD150Mk2 and would like to hear a properly set up TD124, Also the TD224 autochanger has been top of my turntable wants list for longer than I can remember!

I just thought the TD550 ticked every box I look for in a good turntable and it is beautifully built and styled, as you rightly say.

No worries, Adam - I'd settle for Naples, too!

Hope you guys have a great time :cool:

Marco.

More Bourdereau magic for Barry (notice the Shure SC35C cartridges being used for broadcast purposes at Radio France)....


http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/7753/bourdereau1.jpg



http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/3416/bourdereau2.jpg



http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1219/bourdereau4.jpg


And a gorgeously industrial looking, tank-like, Shlumberger:


http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3...rgertd2222.jpg


Man, I just love stuff like that (it's serious trouser-tenting material!).....proper turntables - none of yer namby-pamby, flimsy, low-mass belt-drive shite!! :eek: :eyebrows:

Marco.

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I must admit that I'm not a particular Thorens fan and I have to say that I never really got on with the TD125 that I owned, but I do like the old TD150Mk2 and would like to hear a properly set up TD124, Also the TD224 autochanger has been top of my turntable wants list for longer than I can remember!

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You know what I'm going to say - the TD125 wasn't set up right and neither did it probably have the correct mat on it......... :ner:

The 125 is dependant on the tolerances in the main bearing, the suspension setup once the sponge is removed from the springs, the arm cable dressing (cable needs to be anchored before exit, a bit like the LP12) and the belt MUST be replaced regularly with the pukka article (they're readily available again). Do this and you'll end up with a pretty truthful sounding turntable, albeit without the meat-n-two-veg of the Garrards or possibly the stability of a decent 124, although I'm not too sure about this as the 125 bettered the 124 in every then conceivable way at the time and the 124's were selling for around £25 each on the used market... In fact, I seem to remember more being thought of the 301 back in the mid seventies.....

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Originally Posted by Marco

More Bourdereau magic for Barry (notice the Shure SC35C cartridges being used for broadcast purposes at Radio France)....


http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/7753/bourdereau1.jpg



http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/3416/bourdereau2.jpg



http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1219/bourdereau4.jpg


And a gorgeously industrial looking, tank-like, Shlumberger:


http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3...rgertd2222.jpg


Man, I just love stuff like that (it's serious trouser-tenting material!).....proper turntables - none of yer namby-pamby, flimsy, low-mass belt-drive shite!! :eek: :eyebrows:

Marco.

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Whoar! Where did you find those photos Marco? I've seen the Shlumberger 212 elsewhere - I think on Stefano Pasini's own web site. The Boudereau turntables were built like a tank but had a poor reputation for rumble. What do you suppose the tube-like appendage attached to the arm rest is for?

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Man, I just love stuff like that (it's serious trouser-tenting material!).....

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Hmmm, maybe you shouldn't see my EMT 930. Not unless, that is, you bring Tabatha along to clean up afterwards! :eyebrows:

Regards

I love them... fantastic industrial design... very Stellavox I think :)

isn't the tubular appendage for setting playing weight???? maybe i'm thinking of the wrong appendage :eyebrows:

I also love these decks where the record is definitely the servant of the player, if you know what I mean... I'm getting a bit fed up with wimpy decks where the LP itself dictates everything...........

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isn't the tubular appendage for setting playing weight???? maybe i'm thinking of the wrong appendage :eyebrows:

I also love these decks where the record is definitely the servant of the player, if you know what I mean... I'm getting a bit fed up with wimpy decks where the LP itself dictates everything...........

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Hi Dave,

I'm referring to the arm rest - just to the left of the cuing light.

Regards

I thought it looked like a liquid coolant pipe.

I wonder if it is a pneumatic or hydraulic device to lock the arm safely in the arm rest?

Come to think of it, how is the arm cued and where is the arm lift/lower mechanism?