Jota2
Active Member
I have been mulling around the idea of giving a Thorens 124 a try and I have a few questions of all the owners here. They are not hard to find but vary wildly in price. Should I look for an original un-restored or fully restored example?
I am fairly mechanical and have a lathe and milling machine. How hard is it to restore a 124? Are they arm/cart sensitive?
looking at the construction and design I am wondering how can they be much better than a high quality DD? It may sound like I have a bias but don't and I realize the question of an idler vs DD is one that gets asked a lot.
I currently have a couple of KD-500s one with a Black Widow/ADC ZLM cart and another with an audiocraft AC30/with a ADC ZLM as well. The 500 has served me well over the years.
Thanks...
I am fairly mechanical and have a lathe and milling machine. How hard is it to restore a 124? Are they arm/cart sensitive?
looking at the construction and design I am wondering how can they be much better than a high quality DD? It may sound like I have a bias but don't and I realize the question of an idler vs DD is one that gets asked a lot.
I currently have a couple of KD-500s one with a Black Widow/ADC ZLM cart and another with an audiocraft AC30/with a ADC ZLM as well. The 500 has served me well over the years.
Thanks...