The cable can also be retensioned by the service department if necessary. The dreaded "wobble" of older Thorens' sub-chassis that was caused by the pull of the starting up motor is prevented in a simple and ingenious way by using a wire anchored to the base plate that is guided by foam to calm it and which is gently pre-tensioned to support the precise piston-shaped stroke of the sub-chassis thus preventing it from moving towards the motor. This is fixed in the turntable's housing on a damped cylinder, so that there is no firm connection, ergo no resonance transmitted to the platter and arm. Latter is exactly and consistently lubricated by Thorens before shipping.Īs always, a flat belt wraps around the inner platter, which is kept in motion by a synchronous motor. Also unlike previously, the sub platter now cannot simply be pulled out of the bearing, which should prevent improper handling and damaging the steel axle which stands on a ball bearing or the bronze bearing with its "Delrin" disc in the bottom.
This means that the platter, which weighs a good two kilograms, can remain on the turntable during adjustment, thus eliminating the tiresome platter down, adjusting, platter back, checking procedure of earlier Thorens models that were adjusted from above. All that is very similar with the TD1601, although here the screws for levelling the height of the internal MDF support are accessible from below. In terms of quality these were okay, but their appearance was quite arbitrary.Įnter the TD1601, which is supposed to continue the brand's rich tradition that had previously been lost track of, and which implements the "Thorens DNA" in a familiar yet distinct way: In addition to its straightforward, then style-defining appearance of the frame, there is the characteristic belt drive as well as the sub-chassis supported on three conical springs, which decouples the turntable and tonearm from cabinet and ground. General tenor: finally a real Thorens again! Previously, the brand had attracted some criticism with its inconsistent model policy, in which mass and sub-chassis drives of all kinds seemed to have been randomly thrown together. They received many approving reactions, some even gently stroked over the flawless gloss finish of the black or walnut frame. It also seems like these parallels were usually recognized with great joy and no sign of boredom wherever prototypes of the new turntable were on display. And you really don't need to be a Thorens expert to immediately notice the similarities right up to the authentic looking platter mat.
This is the ancestor of the manually operated TD1600 and the semi-automatic TD1601, which is equipped with an elaborate auto return. One of these 70s Thorens stars was the TD160 which was captivatingly simple on the outside but had a big musical heart inside.
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