Thorens TD1600
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Model name
TD1600
Speed
33/45
Drive
Belt
Suspension
Floating
Tonearm preinstalled
Yes
Tonearm model
Thorens TP 92
Cartridge preinstalled
N/A
Cartridge model
N/A
Platter
4,2 kg aluminum
Motor
N/A
Wow and Flutter (%)
N/A
Signal to Noise (dB)
N/A
Rumble (-dB)
N/A
Dimensions (mm)
454 x 180 x 369
Weight (kg)
10.9
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Like its predecessor in 1965, the new Thorens TD 1500 offers a sub-chassis that decouples the turntable and tonearm by means of three conical springs. The electronically monitoring speed system of the DC motor is guarantees exellent spin stability.
For its 140th anniversary, the company decided to release a special version of the Thorens TD 124 DD model. The main noticeable improvement was the appearance of a two-layer disc, in which a five-millimeter layer of pure copper was added to a solid aluminum base. This solution not only made the disc more massive, but also allowed it to better combat vibrations - resonances of layers made of two different metals are mutually damped.