Thorens is a known manufacturer for audio and record system, having its good reputation in making vintage technology which stood through time. In 1883, the company was founded increasing a label to try to remember in extensive areas of Europe devoted to attaining high standard and quality products in audio industry. Thorens turntables TD150 begun the breakthrough development for suspended turntables. Similar of its kind is the TD160 that is non suspended in nature. What puts the TD150 from the TD160 is the suspended sub chassis carrying the tonearm, platter and also which of the platter bearings. Both turntables though have similar regular functions like an AC motor of 2-phase type as well as sixteen poles, balanced with combined 7-pound platter fittings. What creates Thorens turntables a trusted source for turntables is the reliability in high level top quality based on the raw materials applied to be able to manufacture it, in particular the platter, bearings and also sub-platter. The primary platter here is made out of zinc alloy element. The bearings for the platter are generally made use of from a stainless steel to create a 10 mm length in diameter device.


TD 150 turntable functions by modifying speed at forty five rpm and also 33 rpm using a mechanical linkage in pulley. One more approach of accomplishing this, far easier for most is setting modifications on your own turntable. You can likewise swap your PSU into something with panel for speed controller.