Thorens TD160
2-Speed Belt-Drive Suspended Chassis turntable available in mkI form (1972-1976), mkII (1976-1984), mkIV (1987-1988) and mkV (1988 on).
BC models where supplied with a blank tonearm board and no lift/lower device.
Description
Despite it's moderate price, this handsome slim line integrated transcription turntable shares many of the advanced engineering features and refinements of the highly sophisticated Thorens TD-125 mark II series.
For example, the identical TP-16 tonearm and belt-driven synchronous motor used in the Thorens TD-125 mark II are incorporated in the TD-160C.
In addition, it comes complete with a walnut base and dust cover.
Here's the traditional quality and precision you have come to expect from Thorens, at a moderate price.
Review
Similar to the LP12 in terms of neutrality, low frequency depth, eveness and ambience - HiFi Choice
Downloads
mkII Isotrack service manual (en)
instruction/owners manual (en, de, fr)
mkII instruction/owners manual (en, de, fr)
Super instruction/owners manual (en, de, fr)
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User Reviews
Du pur classique, une très belle danseuse...
7/10 by ocoupy
Craigslist special. Stock from the orig. owner. Never had the bottom cover off it. It sounds real good. looks great and is a nice deck.
I am going thru it and giving it a complete overhaul. Going to make it a 10...
9/10 by Indiansprings
The TD160 is solidly built and long lived, with a big, warm sound. Lots around which keeps prices affordable.
8/10 by JaS
Soup these baby's up with the mods and they are fantastic. A far more affordable alternative to a LP12 and modded up will give them a good run for their money. It's great fun modding them up too.
10/10 by Chris-_007
Good basic belt drive turntable, will run for years when serviced as needed. the standard arm supplied is no way up to the same mark as turntable.
7/10 by desertdog
When I started upon my journey to get into Vinyl for the first time, and started doing so after settling onto a Phono Stage (my Adcom GFP-750 does not have one built-in.... and it ended up being a PS Audio GCPH (unmodded)), I started out at looking at Turntables from the following manufacturers (exact Model Numbers to follow):
(01). Music Hall (MMF-5.1)
(02). Project Audio (RPM-5.1)
(03). Rega (P3-24)
And as a last resort (before I waked up and knew better):
(04). Technics (SL-1200 MkII)(when they were still available at sensible prices.... I may have missed out on owning this gem, but I have a gem of my own which I will mention next.... I guess the reason was that I did not want a DJ's Turntable in my Audiophile Rig, and I was hung up about having a Direct-Drive Table in my rig. So much for my ignorance (please forgive me). With some mods done to it, the Technics SL-1200 is a decent and respectable High-End Table... so my ignorant thinking has cause me to lose out on this one.... but my loss is your gain, right??? Well, not exactly).
And then, this thought hit me. Why don't I look at e-Bay and see what they have available as a used vintage table, and thought that a vintage table may be the best thing for me.
Why??
If you shop around carefully, you can get a still get a quality table at a sensible price (and only if you're willing to put up the fact that this table maybe 30+ years old). But make sure that you get one that is in decent shape to start out with, that way, if you should have a desire to renovate it and have it modded later on, then a table that is in decent shape to begin with should make renovations and modifications go a LOT smoother.
And then, that's what has brought me to THIS table:
(05). Thorens (TD-160)(this is the one I ended up buying)
My description of this table is everything that Chris-_007 and JaS has said about it, and a lot more.
It has great bones to be an older table, parts are still available (belts to name one.... and other parts are also available as needed.... I recommend getting modified or looked at throughly at a place in New Hampshire (I believe) named Vinyl Nirvana, and speak with Dave when you do.... he's a great guy to talk to when comes to tables, and he knows his stuff).
The Thorens TD-160 checks all of my boxes for what I am looking for in a table for right now, and I am envisioning what it will become once the renovations and modifications are complete. This is probably the ONE AND ONLY table I will EVER buy. EVER!!!!
Currently, I am saving up for a Jelco SA-750D Arm (looking for a 9-Inch Version) and plan to mount either an Ortofon 2M Blue or a Sumiko Blue Point Special EVO III on it when it is all said and done.
Stay Tuned For Updates...
--Charles--
9/10 by chaskelljr1963
