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Thorens are one of the oldest names in the turntable industry, manufacturing their first phonograph in 1903 and their first electric turntable in 1928. The Swiss company is mostly known for the sturdy, easily-modifiable turntables that they produced throughout the 1970s and 80s, but a few of their recent turntables demonstrate that the Hi-Fi pioneers are still in the business of excellence through innovation.The Thorens TD 309 turntable is one of their most remarkable new turntables, using …

Colour Your World...... with SoundWith the resurgence of vinyl and turntables the 1970's and 1980's theme of..... any colour turntable you want .....as long as it's black or silver .....has given way to the world of colour.Reds and blue and white and green are just a few of the colours available in either high gloss or matt finishes on high performance turntables from classic brands such as ProJect, Rega and Thorens. Of course, matt and gloss black is available for the more traditional look …

Fully Automatic Turntables - How Good are Thorens?Fully automatic turntables from major hi-fi brands over the past few decades have, with a few exceptions,put convenience way in front of accurate music reproduction.They favoured showing off their ease of use to not only the detriment of sonic enjoyment but also due to poor quality mechanisms and tonearms tended to track the record at excessive tracking weight which could and typically did damage the record grooves.Not a good result for those wis …