Thorens TD-180 turntable

Welcome to Analogue. The Thorens turntable starts here, and this model is ideally suited for newcomers. It has lift function, automatic tonearm return, auto-shut-off, and it features a speed of 78 rpm. Great for playing those old shellacs. The appropriate stylus for shellacs is available as an accessory. It perfectly matches the phono cartridge supplied.

 

Specifications:

Drive System:  Thorens belt drive

Speeds:  33-⅓, 45 and 78 rpm

Motor:  regulated DC motor

Platter:  aluminium , 285 mm diameter; 800 g weight

Wow and Flutter:  less than 0,05%

Rumble: better than 66 dB

Tonearm:  TP 20

Effective Length :  231 mm

Effective mass :  16 gr

Anti-skating:  Weight on lever

Shut-off:  mechanical

Capacity of Signal Leads:  140 pf

Voltage Supply:  16 V from external power supply

Dimensions (W x H x D):  440 x 145 x 365 mm

Weight:  5,5 kg

 

Thorens TSP-100 loudspeakers

 

High-end floor-standing loudspeakers.

Two-way with bass-reflex front design.

Die-cast frames with Kevlar membranes.

Separate pedestal featuring adjustable spikes.

Selected genuine veneers available in the following finishes; 

Black ash, natural cherrywood, natural beechwood. 

Special stains on oak veneers on request.

 

Specifications

Impedance:  4 - 8 Ω

Sensitivity:  92 dB

Frequency Range:  40 - 20,000 Hz

Power Limits:

120 W average

160 W max

Drive Units:

High Frequency :  1 x 25 mm dome tweeter

Mid/Low Frequency :  2 x 170 mm Kevlar cone woofer

Dimensions (W x H x D):  205 x 980 x 295 mm

Pedestal :  245 x 19 x 330 mm

Weight:  21,0 kg

Thorens TSP-80 loudspeakers

 

High-end floor-standing loudspeakers.

Two-way with bass-reflex design.

Die-cast frames with Kevlar membranes.

Separate pedestal featuring adjustable spikes.

Excellent veneers available in the following finishes;

Black ash, natural cherrywood, natural beechwood

Special stains on oak veneers on request.

 

Specifications

Impedance:  4 - 8 Ω

Sensitivity:  91 dB

Frequency Range:  50 - 20,000 Hz

Power Limits:

100 W average

150 W max

Drive Units:

High Frequency :  1 x 19 mm dome tweeter

Mid/Low Frequency :  2 x 130 mm Kevlar cone woofer

Dimensions (W x H x D):  175 x 850 x 265 mm

Pedestal :  205 x 19 x 290 mm

Weight:  14,5 kg

Thorens TD-166C turntable

 

Despite its modest price, the TD-166C 2-speed transcription turntable is a Thorens in every sense of the word. It incorporates many advanced features, including: the new Thorens TP-11 Isotrack tonearm; anti-skating control; faster start-up with a new high-torque, 16-pole synchronous motor; precision damped pause/cue control; dynamically balanced 6,6 lb, 12-inch non-ferrus platter; unified suspension system ; 33-⅓ and 45 rpm speeds.

Hinged, tinted dust cover and contemporary-styled silver base, included in this Thorens unit combining price and value.

 

Specifications:

Drive System:  belt-drive

Motor:  16-pole two phase synchronous motor with slip clutch for instantaneous start

Speeds:  33-⅓ and 45 rpm, mechanical speed selection

Motor  Speed Control:  synchronized by line frequency

Tuntable Platter:  2,7 kg (6,0 lbs) zinc alloy dynamically balanced

Platter Diameter:  300 mm (12")

Wow and Flutter (DIN 45507):  less than 0,06%

Rumble

Unweighted :  -45 dB according to DIN 45539

Weighted :  -65 dB according to DIN 45539

Tone arm:  Interchangeable plug-in arm

Tonearm Length:  230 mm (9")

Effective Mass:  7,5 g

Stylus Overhang:  14,4 mm

Offset Angle:  22°

Lateral Tracking Error:  less than 0,18°/cm of radius

Skating Compensation:  by weight with nylon string

Stylus Pressure Appliance:  by counterweight offest

Horizontal Friction:  <30 mg

 Vertical Friction:  <30 mg

Fitting of Pick-up Cartridge:  for all standard 1/2" cartridge

Line Voltage:  110 - 125 V, AC 60 Hz

Power Consumption:  2,5 watts

Dimensions (W x D x H): 430 x 360 x 150 mm (17" x 14-3/16" x 6")

Weight:  9 kg (20 lbs)

Thorens TD 907

The Thorens  900 Series. The TD 907 - Ultimate Sub-chassis turntable, tradition reinterpreted.

Paying homage to the legendary TD 150 and TD 160 models of the sixties and seventies, THORENS® has reinterpreted the sub-chassis turntable with a state-of-the-art, ground-up development using the latest materials. Highest fidelity and dynamics were our main priorities during the development of the new turntable series. However, we also placed great importance on userfriendliness, a timeless aesthetics as well as flexible confi guration and upgrade options while retaining the traditional sub-chassis design.

FEATURES:

Newly developed, ten-step adjustable pneumatic damping architecture

A conical polypropylene membrane under the platter bearing is decoupled from the triCom base via a visco/propylene layer. The air chamber thus formed under the membrane vents into ten apertures in the base plate which can be opened or closed with a slide.

Three-part platter

The polished aluminium platter features an acrylic insert that acts as a damping pad for the grooved area of the record. 

Tonearm board made of triCom

The tonearm board is also made of triCom and can be cut for almost any 9” and 10” tonearm at the factory.

Tonearm connection options  

Standard: mini 5-pin DIN soldered to RCA/XLR Option: soldered directly to RCA/XLR terminals

SPECIFICATIONS:

Mode of Operation:  Manual 

Drive System:  Precision-machined flat belt (inside)

Motor:  Newly developed, fully electronically controlled and stabilized AC synchronous motor. Plinth-mounted control board. Fine adjustment of speed.

Speeds:  33 1/3, 45 rpm

Speed Change:   Electronic

Platter:  1.5-kg aluminium sub-platter, 1.8-kg aluminium/acrylic outer platter

Damping:  Polypropylene conical membrane between platter bearing and chassis strut, pneumatic, adjustable

Base Plate:  triCom

Tonearm Board:  triCom 

Tonearm:  THORENS® TP 92/10“. Optional: SME M2, SME 309 or other 10” tonearms on request

Anti-skating;  Magnetic 

Power Supply:  External NT 900 electronic unit, 230/115V, 50/60 Hz

Connectors:  2 x RCA unbalanced, 2 x XLR balanced, 1 earth post, 1 mains terminal  

Dimensions (W x D x H):  470 x 380 x 190 mm

Weight:  10 kg

Finishes: White or anthracite structured enamel, Zebrano 

Thorens TD 115

 The Thorens TD 115 is a medium-price semiautomatic record player featuring the Thorens TP30 low-mass "Isotrack" tonearm originally introduced on the top-of-the-line Model TD 126. instead of having  a plugin cartridge mount or shell at its free end, the TP30 is designed to have the cartridge fastened permanently in place, and the entire arm plugs into a socket located close to the pivots. This concentrates the arm mass closer to the pivots, where is contributes less to the total effective mass seen by the cartridge. The arm itself is a light, slim, straight tube with a minimum of cartridge-mounting surface at its free end. It is pivoted on low-friction jewel bearings, and its rated effective mass of only 7,5 grams (without cartridge) is less than half that of most record-player arms.

 Like the other Thorens turntables, the TD 115 employs a belt-drive system. Its 2,5 pound cast zinc-alloy platter is driven at either 33-1/3 or 45 rpm by a D.C. servo-motor whose speed is regulated by a seventy-two-pole tachometer generator. The TD 115 incorporates an "automatic pitch control" system intended to correct the motor speed for the effects of drag from a record-cleaning brush or similar accessory.

From the block diagram of the motor drive circuit , it appears that this system monitors the motor current senses the increased current  when the motor is loaded more heavily, and increases the drive to maintain proper speed.  The speed of the electronically controlled motor can be varied over a nominal ±6% range by a vernier control. The tonearm, completely free in normal operation, has an optical velocity-trip mechanism that lifts it at the end of a record. The arm must be returned to its rest manually, and the motor must be shut off by the user. The entire turntable and arm system is floated from the main chassis (to which the motor is fastened) on four damped springs.

The TD 115 's controls are in the form of three flat rectangular plates along the top front surface. At the left is the combined power switch and speed selector (power is off at the center setting; the plate is moved to the right to left for 33-1/3 or 45 rpm operation). Nest to it is a recessed speed-vernier control. The slotted edge of the platter is internally illuminated by a neon lamp to serve as a stroboscope fro 33-1/3 rpm operation. The removable 45 rpm center-spindle adapter has a ring of stroboscope marks for that speed.

At right of the platter is a second plate that starts the motor when it is moved to either right to left. The two positions are similar except that the left [M] is for completely manual operation, with the end-of-play arm lift disabled. The other [Start Up] activates the arm-lift feature. The arm must be moved to the desired diameter manually and lowered to the record by hand or with the third control, the cueing device. This raises the arm when moved to the right and lowers it when moved to the left, both with a slow, damped action.

The tracking force of the arm is adjusted by rotating the counterweight on its threaded shaft after the arm and cartridge have been balanced. The force scale on the counterweight is calibrated in millinewtons (mN) instead of the more familiar grams, but 10 mN equals 1 gram so this poses no problem to the user. The skating compenstaion is applied through magnetic repulsion, adjusted by means of a ring around the base of the arm. It is calibrated in arbitrary units, the instruction manual recommends setting for different stylus shapes and tracking forces.

 The Thorens TD 115 brings many of the featuress and basic performance characteristics of the much more expensive TD 126 to a price range affordable by most audiophiles. Although the importance of low arm mass is well recognized. Thorens is one of the few manufacturers of integrated record players suppling arms whose masses are compatible with the high compliance of modern cardridges. The shifting of the arm resonance  ( with M95 ED cartridge) from the usual 8 or 9 to 11 Hz is dramatic evidence of the benefits of a low-mass arm (which will track warped records far better than the usual record-player arm using the same cartridge).

The unweighted rumble of the Td 115 was lower than that of any direct-drive turntable presently on the market, so far as we know. This does not necessarily mean that its rumble will be audibly lower  (it is already below the hearing threshold), but it does mean that any woofer-cone flutter (and resulting intermodulation  effects) will be reduced compared with that of som other turntable with a worse unweighted rumble level. 

 Thorens continues to show by the performance of their products that, with respect to rumble and flutter, a good belt-driven turntable can equal or out perform some of the best of the direct-drive turntables. 

The TD 115 has a black base with a contrasting silver-color control panel along its upper front edge. The hinged plastic dust cover remains open at intermediate settings. With the cover lowered, the TD 115 is 17-1/2" wide, 14-1/4" deep, and 5-1/16 " high. It weighs 15,5 pounds.

Specifications:

Drive System:  1-step Belt-drive

Motor:  DC motor with 72-pole tachogenerator

Speeds:  33-1/3 and 45 rpm, electronic speed selection

Motor Speed Control:  Electronic regulation with load correcting automatic pitch control

Pitch Control:  ±6% illuminated stroboscope

Turntable Platter:

Weight:  1,3 kg zinc-alloy dynamically balanced

Diameter:  300 mm (12")

Wow and Flutter:  less than 0,05% according to DIN 45507

Rumble

Unweighted:  -48 dB according to DIN 45539

Weighted:  -68 dB according to DIN 45539

Tonearm TP30

Cartridge wand TP70

Tonearm Length:  222 mm (8-3/4")

Effective Mass:  7,5 g

Stylus Overhang:  15,5 mm (39/64")

Offset Angle:  23°

Lateral Tracking Error:  less than or equal to 0,18°/cm of radius

Skating Compensation:  magnetic force without friction

Stylus Pressure Appliance:  setting scale on the counterweight

Bearing Friction:  less than or equal to 0,15 mN (15 mp) in both planes

Capacitance of Cable:  230 pF ±10%

Mains Voltage:  117 / 220 V 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption:  5 watt

Dimensions (W x D):  445 x 355 mm (17-1/2" x 14")

Height:

Dust cover closed/ opened:  130 mm (5-1/8") / 400 mm (15-3/4")

Net Weight:  7 kg (15-1/2 lbs)

Thorens TD 124

 Never before has a turntable won such worldwide acclaim as the Thorens TD-124.  A brilliant example of Swiss precision engineering and craftsmanship. Superbly different, the TD-124 offers a host of exclusive features never before achieved in any other turntable, meets the most exacting demands of broadcasting. Its durability and performance specifications exceed NAB standards for studio equipment.

In the TD-124, Thorens has incorporated many outstanding features that open way for discriminating music lovrs to new and greater enjoyment from their music systems.

The TD-124 is unmatched for monophonic or stereophonic sound reproduction. The drive system utilizes an extra compliant belt plus idler wheel to isolate any motor vibration and special shielding of the turntable flywheel, eliminates any induction of stray fields by magnetic pick-up cartridges.

Features

4-speeds plus variable speed adjustment control

12 inch 11,5 pound table with separate non-magnetic aluminun shell cover.

Precision built motor with extra compliant belt-plus-idler isolates motor vibration

Off position completely disengages idler wheel to prevent idler flats

Exclusive Thorens clutch assembly for fast stop and start with no stylus injury

Buil-in illuminated stroboscope enables speed check while record is being played, also acts as pilot light

Built-in level bubble and levelling controls

Replaceable tone arm mounting board for 12 or 16 inch arms

Built-in shock mounts

Exceeds NAB specifications for rumble, wow and flutter

Operates at any voltage from 100/250 volts, 50/60 Hz AC

Thorens TD 124 Transcription Turntable

Highest achievement in turntable design does not mainly result from spectacular new mechanical or electrical elements, but much more from an integration of known, ordinarily conflicting elements, into a new design where best features are magnified and their individual weaknesses eliminated.

As may important features found on Model TD 124 Turntable, including Inertia Controlled Drive and Two Part Turntable with Clutch Action. Professional users and discriminating music lovers will find for the first time so many desirable features harmoniously blended into a new turntable whose basic performance is better than NARTB specifications for broadcasting studio equipment.

Wooden board for tone arm mounting made integral with the cast aluminium frame.

No relative vibrations between base plate and tone arm mounting board; the rumble level is independent of the type of installation.

Easy installation of any type of tone arm; two dimensions of tone  arm mounting board available allow the use of tone arms for 12" or 16" records.

Easy replacement of tone arm mounting board on installed unit when changing the tone arm.

Spring suspension of the whole unit on the mounting board.

Easy installation without the need for additional parts on any base or cabinet; the mounting board does not need to be spring mounted.

Special inbuilt leveling device

The mounting board or cabinet does not need to be leveled

The precision inbuilt water level allows a permanent control of the leveling

Inertia-controlled drive system; relatively light, precision built 4-pole motor, associated to a very heavy turntable

Minimizes the influence of instantaneous voltage fluctuations on the turntable speed; the flywheel, not the motor, is controlling the speed

Keeps motor vibrations very low

Allows a most compliant suspension of the motor on the base plate for maximum damping of any vibration

Keeps the stray flux very low.

 Two steps speed reduction

Between motor and turntable, associating the best features of the belt-driven flywheel and of the stepped pulley-idler wheel speed shift, and eliminating the drawbacks of these two systems taken alone.

The long rubber belt prevents any vibration to be transmitted from the motor to the idler wheel and to the turntable

Extra large diameter aluminium pulley for the belt (1 ¼" and 2 ¾") preventing slipping and deformation of the belt

The rubber belt is easily interchanged from the top of the unit

The stepped pulley for four speed revolves at half the speed of that of conventional systems, thus the steps are of a much larger diameter. Better contact with idler wheel, no slipping and no local deformation of the soft tread of the idler wheel

The stepped pulley is not on the rotor shaft,but has extra long, precision bearing rigidly fixed to the base plate. The vobrations and possible misalignment of the rotor shaft of a spring mounted motor has no effect on the stepped pulley and idler wheel.

Large idler wheel (3 ¼") with permanently bond special tread; no rumble filter action required

Precision control system of the idler wheel for true parallel action with the steady spindles of steeped pulley and turntable.

 Single control knob for the "On-Off" switch and for the 78, 45, 33 ⅓ and 16 ⅔ rpm speed shift. "Off" positions between each two speeds.

Variable speed control (+_3%) acting on the four speeds

Precision inbuilt stoboscope for four speed, 60 and 50 cycles

Easy conversion from 50 to 60 cycles operation

Voltage commutator for 100-120, 125-150 and 200-250 volts

Two parts tyrntable with clutch action cast aluminium base plate strongly ribbed

Specifications

Speeds:  4 speeds

Platter:  with separate non-magnetic aluminium shell cover

Diameter:  12 inch

Weight :  11,5 lbs

Drive:  precision built motor with extra compliant belt plus idler isolates motor vibration

Wow and Flutter: Excceds NAB specifications

Rumble :  Exceeds NAB specifications

Tonearm:  Replaceable tone arm mounting board for 12 and 16 inch arms

Power:  110 - 250 V variable, 50/60 Hz

Dimensions :

Length :  394 mm (15 ½"

Width :  324 mm (12 ¾")

Depth :  74 mm (3") below mounting board

Height :  60 mm (2 ½") above mounting board

Weight:'

Net :  10 kg (22 lbs)

Shipping :  15 kg (33 lbs)

Thorens TPO 70

 Thorens TPO Isotrack tone-arm with integrateed Ortofon Concorde cartridge, features:

Ultra-light;

Low mass;

Elegant.

Specifications:

Output Voltage:  3 mV

Frequency Response: 20 - 20,000 Hz (±2 dB)

Channel Separation:  greater than 25 dB

Channel Balance:  2 dB

Tracking Ability:  greater than 70 µm (300 Hz, 12,5 mN, horizontal)

Frequency Intermodulation: less than 1%

Tracking Force Range:  7,5 -12,5 mN (0,75 - 1,25 g)

Recommended Tracking Force:  10 mN 91 g)

Recommended Load:  47 k Ω in parallel to 400 pF

Type of Stylus, Ellipt. Diamond:  18/8 µm

Replacement Stylus:  D 200E

Thorens TD-105 Mk2

 The Thorens TD 105 semi-automatic high fidelity turntable incorporates advanced technical features to afford true state-of-the-art. Performance.

It employs a special Thorens suspension system for the floating chassis. The exclusive Isotrack tone arm with precision bearing assembly and low-mass construction enables optimum tracking characteristics to be realized with modern pickup cartridges.

 The TD 105 also employs a velocity-sensitive electronic shut off which raises the tone arm, returns it to its rest, and stops the motor. The electronic shut off at the end of a record operates without frictional contact with the tone arm, ensuring precise performance and full protection of the record and pickup stylus.  All operating functions are initiated by electronic switching keys which respond to a light touch of the finger.

Specifications

Turntable

Drive System:  1 step belt-drive

Motor:  DC motor with 72-pole tachogenerator

Speeds:  33 ⅓ and 45 rpm, electronic speed selection

Motor Speed Control:  electronic regulation with load correcting automatic pitch control

Pitch Control:  ±6% illuminated stroboscope

Turntable Platter:  1,3 zinc alloy, dynamically balanced

Platter Diameter:  30 cm (12")

Wow and Flutter:  ≤0,05% according to DIN 45507

Rumble Unweighted:  48 dB according to DIN 45539

Rumble Weighted:  65 dB according to DIN 45539

Tonearm TP-22

TP 63 Cartridge Wand

Effective Arm length:  222 mm (8 ¾")

Effective Mass:  7,5 g

Stylus Overhang:  15,5 mm

Offset Angle:  23°

Lateral Tracking Error:  ≤ 0,18°/cm of radius

Skating Compensation:  spring force

Tracking Force:  set with counterweight dial

Bearing Friction:  ≤ 0,25 mN (25 mp) in both planes

Cable Capacitance:  230 pF ±10%

Line Voltage:  may be connected to any line voltage using the appropriate Thorens AC adapter

Power Consumption:  5 watts

Dimensions (W x H x D):

Closed :   435 x 125 x 355 mm (17-1/8" x 5" x 14")

Opened :  435 x 372 x 395 mm (17-1/8" x 14-5/8" x 15-5/8")

Weight:  5,5 kg (12 lbs) net

Thorens TD-320

 The TD 320 is the logical conclusion of the realisation of the experience that Thorens have made with the development of the world ackowledged "Reference" and "Prestige" turntables, combined with more than 100 years of tradition in the reproduction of music. The Thorens TD 320, a concept with future.

Features

Servo controlled electronic Thorens belt drive

Resonance absorbing MDF chassis

Clean and uncoloured sound

Professional TP 16 MkII tone arm

Friction-free velocity-sensing electronic shut-off

Design of lasting elegance

 The Thorens belt-drive

The Thorens motor drives the turntable platter by means of a rubber belt. The natural elasticity of the belt prevents most motor vibrations from reaching the platter and therefore, the pick-up stylus, in more than 20 years of continouous development, Thorens has reduced the very few disadvantages of belt drive to an absolute minimum and has brought it to level of technical perfection which is not approached by any other system known today.

A particular development is the Thorens acceleration clutch, which prevents the belt from stretching, thus reducing the starting time and eliminating chassis vibration.

Because of the high performance required by descerning listeners, Thorens has decided to retain its own unique belt drive system as long as no better drive system is developed in Thorens laboratories or elsewhere.

 The Thorens floating suspension

Every turntable must be damped by a suspension system to prevent the sensitive pick-up from environmental vibration and from acoustic feedback. If the springs are placed between motor and turntable platter, they than fulfill the additional requirement of decoupling motor vibrations almost completely from the turntable and the pick-up system.

Chassis  1 carries the motor and controls. Chassis 2 which is isolated by three easily adjustable leaf springs carries the platter and tone arm. The chassis of the 320 is made of amedite material which absorbs resonances resulting in cleaner and more precise sound.

Specifications mean very little to how good a turntable sounds.

The selection of the appropriate materials, the individual tuning, and the harmonisation of all the components are decisive in determining the sound quality.

Thorens have been involved in the production of turntables since the existance of records.

 Friction-free velocity-sensing electronic shut-off

As the lead-out grooves of records show a higher pitch - i.e. the grooves are further apart from one another - the tone arm motional speed increases towards the center of the platter. An electronic circuit picks up the signal produced by the change in the tone arm velocity and commands the motor to stop and the tone arm to raise.

The precision associated with Thorens turntables is further emphasised her, since the activation of the auto stop process is not position sensitive, but fully electronic and friction-free.

The Thorens automatic stopsystem also enables the operator to cue with studio precision at any point on a disc, even at the operator to cue with studio precision at any point on a disc, even at the very centre.

Another circuit prevents the activation of the auto stop process when the tone arm is moved by hand over the disc surface.

Specifications TD 320

Drive System:  1 speed belt drive

Motor:  Low voltage 16 pole synchronous motor, with slip cloutch for instantaneous start.

Speeds:  33⅓ and 45 RPM, electronic speed selection

Motor Speed Control:  2 phase generator for synchronous control

Turntable Platter:  3,1 kg zinc alloy, dynamically balanced

Platter Diameter:  300 mm (12")

Wow and Flutter (DIN 45507):  ≤ 0,035%

Rumble unweighted (DIN 45539):  > 52 dB

Rumble weighted (DIN 455539):  > 72 dB

Power Requirements:  17 V max. 140 mA

Mains Voltage:  may be connected to any line voltage and frequency using the appropiate Thorens AC adapter

Power Consumption:  5 Watt

Dimensions (W x H x D):  440 x 170 x 350 mm (cover closed)

Height with cover open:  430 mm

Weight:  11 kg

Thorens TP-16 Mk II

 Professional TP 16 MkII tone arm

For optimum in tracking ability it is not sufficient that a tonearm has a low bearing friction. It is much more important that it has a low effective mass, because high mass prevents the stylus from following the imperfections (warp or ripple) of the record as it should do.

To overcome high effective mass one can increase the stylus force, but this results in excessive record wear.

Precision bell bearings are used in this professiional arm, mking it insensitive to shock and rough handling , ideally used for broadcasting and discotheques. In addition, the TP 16 MkII is a straight arm and not S-shaped. The necessary offset angle is independent of the arm shape. A special surface treatment of the tone armtube absorbs all undesirable resonances of the tone arm.

It will optimise ideally with almost every cartridge.

Specifications TP 16 MkII tone arm

Effective Length:  232 mm

Effective Mass:  7,5 g

Stylus Overhang:  16,4 mm adjustable

Offset single:  23°

Lateral Tracking Error:  ≤ 0,18°/cm of radius

Skating-compensation:  frictionless magnetic assembly

Tracking Force:  by calibrated spring dial adjustment

Bearing Friction:  ≤ 0,15 mN  (15mp) in both planes

Cartridge Mounting:  Standard ½"

Capacitance of cable:  100 pF

Auto-stop:  Opto-electronic

Thorens TD 318

 The TD 318 is the logical conclusion of the realisation of the experience that Thorens have made with the development of the world acknowledged "Reference" and "Prestige" turntables, combined with more than 100 years of tradition in the reproduction of music. The Thorens TD 318 - a concept with future.

Features:

Servo controlled electronic Thorens belt driverESONANCE ABSORBING mdf CHASSIS

Clean and uncoloured sound

TP 21 tonearm

Design of lasting elegance

Sound improving platter mat

Easily adjustable suspension

Spring-loaded lid hinge

 The Thorens belt-drive

The Thorens-motor drives the turntable platter by means of a rubber belt. The natural elasticity of the belt prevents most motor vibrations from reaching the plater and, therefore, the pick-up stylus. In more than 20 years of continuous development, Thorens has reduced the very few disadvantages of belt drive to an absolute minimum and has brought it to a level of technical perfection which is not approached by any other system known today. A particular development is the Thorens acceleration clutch, which prevents the belt from stretching, thus reducing the starting time and eliminating chassis vibration.

Because of the high performance required by desceming listeners, Thorens has decided to retain its own unique belt drive system as long no better drive system is developed in Thorens laboratories or elsewhere.

 The Thorens Floating Suspension

Every turntable must be damped by a suspension system to prevent the sensitive pick-up from enviromental vibration and from acoustic feedback. If the springs are placed between motor and turntable platter, they than fulfill the additional requirement of decoupling motor vibrations almost completely from the turntable and the pick-up system.

Chassis 1 carries the motor and controls. Chassis 2 which is isolated by three easily adjustable leaf springs carries the platter and tone arm. The chassis of the 318 is made of amedite material which absorbs resonances resulting in cleaner and more precise sound.

Specifications mean very little to how good a turntable sounds. The selection of the appropriate materials, the individual tuning, and the harmonisation of all the components are decisive in determining the sound quality.

Thorens have been involved in the production of turntables since the existance of records.

Specifications TD 318

Drive System:  1 speed belt drive

Motor:  Low voltage 16 pole synchronous motor, with slip cloutch for instantaneous start.

Speeds:  33⅓ and 45 RPM, electronic speed selection

Motor Speed Control:  2 phase generator for synchronous control

Turntable Platter:  2,7 kg zinc alloy, dynamically balanced

Platter Diameter:  300 mm (12")

Wow and Flutter (DIN 45507):  ≤ 0,04%

Rumble unweighted (DIN 45539):  > 50 dB

Rumble weighted (DIN 455539):  > 70 dB

Power Requirements:  17 V max. 140 mA

Mains Voltage:  may be connected to any line voltage and frequency using the appropiate Thorens AC adapter

Power Consumption:  5 Watt

Dimensions (W x H x D):  440 x 170 x 350 mm (cover closed)

Height with cover open:  430 mm

Weight:  10,5 kg