Looking for tonearm/cartridge for Thorens TD150

dromunds
dromunds Posts: 10,009
edited June 2012 in Wanted (WTB) Classifieds
I have a Thorens TD150 in need of a nice tonearm/cartridge. Would like to get this into my 2 channel system. Thanks.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2012
    You lookin' for OE type ,vintage or new aftermarket arms ? Lots of possibilities !:wink: Looks like your table sports a cannonball !!!

    http://vintagethorens.com/
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    edited June 2012
    Not OE. Vintage or aftermarket. Thanks.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,416
    edited June 2012
    No experience with them, but it looks like a favorite choice out there for your table, the SME M2-9 Tonearm. I can only recommend Sumiko's Bluepoint EVOIII or the Blackbird. Nice open body cartridges that sound magnificent with my Yamaha PX-3, but the cartridge really depends on what you are looking to achieve and the associated gear.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2012
    dromunds wrote: »
    Not OE. Vintage or aftermarket. Thanks.

    Uh....pardon my asking but......what other categories are there?
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2012
    I think I might have misread your post. This one is not a serious suggestion but, just thought it was cool as Hell when I saw it yesterday on ebay ! :cheesygrin:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/REK-O-KUT-MICROPOISE-STEREO-TONEARM-MODEL-S-320-NOS-IN-ORIGINAL-BOX-INSTRUCTIONS-/170859616744?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item27c806d9e8
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    edited June 2012
    Thanks, Nooshinjohn. I have a SAE Mark IIIa amp and a HK Citation Eleven preamp and SDA 2bs. My experience in past lifetimes was almost exclusively with Shure cartridges, mostly the V15 Type III and IV, which everybody had. I found them very capable but not breathtaking. Now, I am using a Denon Dp7f that I picked up from a friend when I got back into 2 channel a few years ago, and it has a Shure M110He I think. Its a P-mount and not exciting at all. I got the Thorens recently but no tonearm. Time to upgrade to a nice tonearm and cartridge and use the Thorens.
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  • starkiller
    starkiller Posts: 2,723
    edited June 2012
    If you are interested I have a Denon D-110 HO Moving coil..very nice sound..less than 10hours use...:mrgreen:
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    edited June 2012
    Would you PM me please? Never had a MC, would like to ask a few questions. Thanks.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,497
    edited June 2012
    What is your budget for a tonearm cartridge? Jelco or SME 3009 are common aftermarket arms used on the Thorens.

    Here is a real nice TD150 with custom plinth/Graham 2.2/Otofon Jubilee over at the Lenco Heaven forums.

    http://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=3322.0

    He previously used a Jelco SA370H arm with Denon 103 and Uwe ebony body. You can do some google searches for other Thorens arm/cartridge combos.

    What cartridge you end up with must be compliant with the arm and gain of your phono pre amp. A low output MC (like .25mV) will require 55 to 68dB of gain.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    edited June 2012
    That's something. Thanks.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,497
    edited June 2012
    Rega RB250/RB300 tonearms are good choices as well.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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