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Component Reviews - Articles and Project Documentation at The Analog Dept.
** Reader's Note: unless otherwise stated, all articles and reviews are written by Steve Clarke - site owner.
3D-Print-TD126-Adjuster Cup
Whatever were they thinking....?3D-Print-Otari-Feet: Replacing broken Feet on the Otari MX5050BII-II
Article: Diy'ing A Time Machine, By J. Noble
Product Review: - Retrotone Top Platter Upgrade - for the Thorens TD124
Article: Procedural - Thorens TD125 mkII - Controller Board Rebuild By Mark Handley (pdf)
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Article: An Interview with
Ken Fritz on Eliminating Vibration in High-End Audio Playback
by:
Jim McMahon
Link
- The TD124 in Slate Project
Article: One Tale for Two Turntables; The AR and the TD150
(a history article)
Takeaways from Swiss Precision, a selective Review of the book "Swiss
Precision: The Story of the Thorens TD 124 and Other Classic
Turntables", by Joachim Bung. 2nd ed - English Language.
Book
Review: Deutsche Perfektion, The History Of The Legendary EMT Turntable
by Stefano Pasini
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Product Review: Std Hood with cutout from Ferruccio, it is
now in its 4th revision (for the TD124)
Product Review: The XL Hood - by Ferruccio
(for the TD124)
Product Review: The Hood Part 2; an acrylic dustcover for the TD124
Product Review:
The
Hood: An acrylic Dustcover for the Thorens TD124 1/03/2018
Product
Review: Riverstone Audio - Record Level VTF Gauge
Product
Review: Riverstone Audio Jazz 380 Record Weight
The Tribute Turntable (on the radar)
Review: Woodsong Audio TD-124 Platter Mat Adapter
News article: Cadence Group acquires SME, then SME
acquires Garrard.
No. 6435: Garrard Model 301 Transcription Motor
by James Donahue
Simon's Garrard 301 Story by The Open
Mind
Article:
The Lokum G-88
and Siggwan 12" with Signet 7LCa by Stefano Bertoncello 2/19/2017
Product Review: 
For the TD124 / Aluminum O-Ring Idler wheel from AudioSilente
Product Review: 
A nicely machined aluminum clutch pulley for the TD145
- TD160 By AudioSilente
Garrardzilla Rises ( The Ultimate Garrard 301?
)
Rolf Kelch restores Thorens Reference No. 022
Digging into the Technics SP10 mkII with The
Mule Project
--Phono Cartridge Reviews--
--The Black Widow Reviews --
With cartridges that function well on the Infinity Black Widow tonearm
Vintage Review Technics EPC 205C mk2 moving magnet
phono cartridge
Vintage Review: Sonus
Blue Induced Magnet cartridge
Vintage Review:: Looking back at the
Infinity Black Widow tonearm...when it is partnered with its classic
match-up; an ADC-XLM mkII Improved.
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Product Review: Boston Audio Design Mat 1,
By J. Noble
Product Review: Boston Audio
Design Mat 2
Beyer Dynamic MC step up project,
Maintenance: Notes on the TD124
Cautionary Article: Shipping a record player
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Listening to The System
Listening over at Chuck's place
Listening over at Mike's Place
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Reel to Reel Tape:
* The Tape Gallery - A small library
of commercially made tapes from the 50's, 60's,70's
*
Notes on 1/4-Inch Open Reel Audio
Tape
* One Beat Up Otari
-- with shipping damage --
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Article: Simon's Garrard 301 Story
By The Open Mind
Article: An holistic approach to home audio By Stefano
Bertoncello
Project Article:
MC Step
UP / Beyer Dynamic
A Papst Cage-Rotor Motor in a Thorens
TD124
Article: Tuning Arms and
Carts (adding mass fore and aft)
Article: Headweights; What They're Good For
Article:
Diy'ing A Time Machine, By J. Noble
Article: The Beatles on Parlophone;
notes on collecting original pressings
Article: Turntable Suspension Tuning
Tim Bailey shows us how to tune a suspended turntable the right way.
Article: More Suspension Tuning with plenty of graphics ...and
movies too. An addition to Tim's tutorial. This page describes it with
more pictures.
Tutorial: Tonearm Cartridge Alignment FAQ
, a largely 3D graphical assessment of tonearm alignment geometry
diy project:
Modding a TD160 - notes on getting more from a
Thorens TD160 turntable
Turntable Reviews:
Teres Model 135
Product Review: Verus Motor Upgrade
for the Teres --- guess what - no belt!
Phono Stage Reviews:
The Hagerman Trumpet MM phono stage
Wright WPP100C Phono Stage
Tom Evans Micro-Groove
Plus Phono Stage