Welcome to:
The Analog Dept.
The focus at this website is to provide useful information freely to audiophiles interested in the hardware that plays the vinyl Lp.
commentary, opinions, ideas and perspective
Projects:
checking out the Minus-K isolation platform
review pending: Hagerman Trumpet phono stage
Site owner gets a Thorens TD126 mkIII Let's look it over.
Beyer Dynamic MC step up transformers and the Shelter
Refurbished Shelter What luck, a
phono re-tipping services starts up in my local area. And now my Shelter
501-II is repaired and ready to spin vinyl for another several years.
Details and photos at link.
Recent Projects:
Anatomy of a Thorens tonearm, the TP16 (mk1)
#2078 the latest TD124 restoration project.
#79209 A TD150 restored and transformed
Useful knowledge:
Tonearm Cartridge Alignment FAQ
An illustrated definition of terms.
Thorens owners and service manuals. Most models covered. Free. Copy to your hard drive.
Articles, Projects and Reviews
Michel Philipsen (Holland) transforms a stock Thorens TD165 into a unique "skeleton" turntable
#2078 a TD124 restoration project.
Listening Over At Mike's Place
No. 34259, a TD150
restoration and upgrade procedure. 
TD124 project #2128: a thorough mechanical renewal
Review: Verus Motor Upgrade for the Teres
A reader in Italy repairs his TD160 motor!
Thorens Reference #34 is resurrected
A Papst in a Thorens?Notes On 1/4-Inch Open Reel Audio Tape: part 1 By Steve Clarke
Restoring an Audio Classic; The SME 3009 Series II Tonearm By Brian Kearns
VSAC '08 By Steve Clarke
Simon's Garrard 301 Story by Simon Smith (AKA The Open Mind)
An holistic approach to home audio By Stefano Bertoncello
MC Step Up Transformers, Part 1 By Steve Clarke
Review: Boston Audio Design Mat 1, by Jonathan Noble ---
No. 2729 a TD124 Project Page, by Steve Clarke
I buy used Thorens, AR, Garrard and Technics SP10 Record players
For more info contact: webmaster@theanalogdept.com
Plinth builder's Gallery: A photo gallery of custom bases and surrounds for high-end record players. Both commercial and ameteur (diy) examples are included. All photos are sent in by their authors.
Free LP database Software for that vast LP collection you're hoarding. Link here, it's free..
Systems Dept. .......a photo gallery of audio systems that play vinyl from around the world. Some are expensive, some are more interesting than they are costly and all are very much worth a look. It's just too bad we can't take a 'listen' as well.
The Idler DrivesArticle for Garrard Interest: Diy'ing A Time Machine, J. Noble
Garrard Gallery: A photo gallery of the professional grade Garrards sent in from owners all over the world.
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Featuring popular "Vintage" Thorens turntables like the TD124, TD150, TD125, TD160 etc |
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extensive 'inside-the-box' photo outlays, |
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maintenance, tuning and tweaking information, |
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Top to bottom restoration articles |
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parts lists, magazine articles and advertising literature from 'the day'. |
new TD124 book (revised 2nd ed.) Status:
Now Available click link for more info
Thorens Photo Gallery. A photo gallery of Thorens turntables. Photos are sent in by their owners from around the globe. If music is the universal language, then these Thorens must be the universal medium music is played on.
Thorens owners and service manuals. Most models covered. Free. Copy to your hard drive.
Turntable Suspension Tuning Tim Bailey shows us how to tune a suspended turntable the right way.
More Suspension Tuning with plenty of graphics ...and movies too. An addition to Tim's tutorial. This page describes it by going through the steps. Lots of photos
Tonearm Cartridge Alignment FAQ An illustrated definition of terms.
What's Under Your Turntable? a photo gallery of TT support systems
SME Dept. Look at all the bits and pieces then see it reassembled.
Many, many photos
Decoding UK EMI Parlophones
plus other interesting labels and finds.
scratch built turntables, wall racks, armboards, shelves, platter mats....and a Thorens jig...;^)
Armboards, fitting an SME3009 Improved to a TD160
Tweaking a TD160... Here are a few ideas that work well and are easy to do.
Tweaking a TD150 Mk II. (getting much more serious)
JJ Jimmink's diy TT uses a Teres platter bearing...more
Build your own Wall bracket for your turntable
Microscopic Views big pictures of little phono cartridge parts.
Speaker cables you make from 14 gage Home Depot outdoor extension cord.
some DIY cable lift ideas that are cheap to make
Teres Dept. An experienced perspective on the original Teres kit turntable.
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This page was last updated on 03/16/13.
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