thorens td-115 isolation

jcroot · 15th May 2008, 03:10 PM

Hi all,
For my first post I wanted to ask if anyone has any experience with the thorens td-115 turntable in regard to isolation. At this point I'm getting a lot of foot step noise despite what I think are adequate adjustments to the tone arm weight.

One thing I noticed is that the base of the turntable (the part that makes contact with the counter) appears to be in constant contact with the front edge of the (plinth? the part that is suspended on springs). The rear edge is not in contact with the base. I wondered if the fact that these two are touching could make it so that all vibrations are carried up through the base and on to the plinth because they are directly in contact at the front edge. Are there any of you out there that have this particular table or who have more general advice regarding isolation? If a photo is necessary I can provide that too.

(I apologize for the unusual naming convention of the turntable parts but couldn't find the exact terminology in a search).

Thanks for any advice

sreten · 15th May 2008, 04:11 PM

http://www.vinylengine.com/library/thorens/td115.shtml

Hi,

User manual (and service manual) can be found here.
See section 8 of the service manual to adjust hieght.

/sreten.

jcroot · 15th May 2008, 07:57 PM

thanks very much. I was missing the service manual.

15th May 2008, 03:10 PM	#1
jcroot diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2008	thorens td-115 isolation Hi all, For my first post I wanted to ask if anyone has any experience with the thorens td-115 turntable in regard to isolation. At this point I'm getting a lot of foot step noise despite what I think are adequate adjustments to the tone arm weight. One thing I noticed is that the base of the turntable (the part that makes contact with the counter) appears to be in constant contact with the front edge of the (plinth? the part that is suspended on springs). The rear edge is not in contact with the base. I wondered if the fact that these two are touching could make it so that all vibrations are carried up through the base and on to the plinth because they are directly in contact at the front edge. Are there any of you out there that have this particular table or who have more general advice regarding isolation? If a photo is necessary I can provide that too. (I apologize for the unusual naming convention of the turntable parts but couldn't find the exact terminology in a search). Thanks for any advice

15th May 2008, 04:11 PM	#2
sreten diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK	http://www.vinylengine.com/library/thorens/td115.shtml Hi, User manual (and service manual) can be found here. See section 8 of the service manual to adjust hieght. /sreten. __________________ There is nothing so practical as a really good theory - Ludwig Boltzmann When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail - Abraham Maslow

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15th May 2008, 07:57 PM	#3
jcroot diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2008	thanks very much. I was missing the service manual.

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