Thorens td 160

Posted by: Arye_Gur on 26 March 2004

I bought one for about 65$. This is the first model, and is a great surprise. For the price, is a best buy for sure, but it really sounds very good. I gave a LP 12, Micromega stage 3 and 90/2 for a CDI and a 140, and now with the Thorens I'm sure that the difference between Micromega 90/2 and the CDI 140 is much much greater than the difference between Linn and Thorens.
But I'm looking now again for a linn because in a way the Thorens sounds sometimes boring compared to the Linn.

Arye

Posted on: 26 March 2004 by prowla

I think that the LP12 may have been based on the TD160.

Paul

Posted on: 26 March 2004 by Phil Barry

Both the Thorens and the LP12 were based on Edgar Villchur's (sp?) original AR. At the start, the Thorens improved the parts quality and tolerances; the LP12 much improved the tolerances.

The TD160 has always been a bargain. But it's not an LP12.

Regards.

Phil