Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Tonight we have a special piece in my collection which came from a friend of a friend. In short, this was owned by an older gentlemen who is moving on with things in life and I was given the opportunity to carry his stereo legacy along.
I love learning about the history of a piece acquired, it adds a lot more to the listening experience, and I have so much respect for that opportunity.
My son and I have thoroughly enjoyed learning about Thorens and working on this to refurbish it. We love the end result. To be clear, it didn’t need to be restored, it’s really is in great shape and just needed a new belt and a little bit of adjustment. Just like me after a half century!
This is an audiophile turntable, in the sense that has a lot of technical tonearm adjustments with less frills which were found with more mainstream consumer decks. For example, this does not have an auto return mechanism for the tone arm. You can’t stack a half dozen records with an autoplay function at a party. Those are the main stream units.
This is a German high-end turntable to play a record and to just focus on that.
Finally, most turntables of this age need a new stylus (or what most people would call a needle). There’s something really magical about the richness of an authentic 70s cartridge and stylus like we have here on this unit. I have no intentions on changing out.
We’re halfway through summer as I see it. I hope everyone is enjoying mid-2026. Thanks for watching!
Tonight we have a special piece in my collection which came from a friend of a friend. In short, this was owned by an older gentlemen who is moving on with things in life and I was given the opportunity to carry his stereo legacy along.
I love learning about the history of a piece acquired, it adds a lot more to the listening experience, and I have so much respect for that opportunity.
My son and I have thoroughly enjoyed learning about Thorens and working on this to refurbish it. We love the end result. To be clear, it didn’t need to be restored, it’s really is in great shape and just needed a new belt and a little bit of adjustment. Just like me after a half century!
This is an audiophile turntable, in the sense that has a lot of technical tonearm adjustments with less frills which were found with more mainstream consumer decks. For example, this does not have an auto return mechanism for the tone arm. You can’t stack a half dozen records with an autoplay function at a party. Those are the main stream units.
This is a German high-end turntable to play a record and to just focus on that.
Finally, most turntables of this age need a new stylus (or what most people would call a needle). There’s something really magical about the richness of an authentic 70s cartridge and stylus like we have here on this unit. I have no intentions on changing out.
We’re halfway through summer as I see it. I hope everyone is enjoying mid-2026. Thanks for watching!
