TP12 tonearm

audiobard · 10th March 2009, 09:06 AM

Hello everybody,
I'm new to this forum.I have one question.Does enybody have any info on thorens TP12 tonearm?
Thanks

moray james · 11th March 2009, 01:08 AM

can you say what it is you want to know about the TP16? Nanook can show you a better arm for about $2.00. no joke

moray james · 11th March 2009, 01:12 AM

My mistake I do not have a manual for the TP12. You can have a look at Nanook's thread here
a continuation of DIY TT bearing...But now Tonearms!

moray james · 11th March 2009, 02:49 AM

I did not search but you may find some info here. Good luck.

http://www.theanalogdept.com/thorens_dept_.htm

audiobard · 11th March 2009, 07:37 AM

Thank you for the links.I'll have a look.
I had thorens td145 wich had that arm on it.I traded that thorens for td126 mkIII,but the guy didn't want the arm, so I got the 126mkIII and the tp12 from the td145. I wanted to give it to my friend.He has stanton 681eee cartridge,and I wanted to know if the arm and cartridge are a good mach.If not what would be your sugestion?Something good with low price.It doesn't have to be new.

moray james · 11th March 2009, 03:54 PM

I never used one though I had a TP 16. The Thorens and the Stanton are probably ok matches for each other. That said (and I am assuming) the TP 16 (which I have some experience with) is not a good arm. Nanook's arm is a good arm and it is almost free. You can build a 12 inch or longer version of Nanook's arm which will perform along side some of the top dollar arms out there. Not much work as far as a project goes and can be made to look as fancy as you like. Search DIY Unipivots. Good luck.
PS I did spend quite some time searching for info on the TP 12 and found almost nothing, not a good sign. your time would be better spent in a DIY project or another product.

audiobard · 13th March 2009, 07:26 AM

Thank you very much on all your info.
I checked out the link you sent me, lot of good stuff there,but I didn't find anything about the arm.
I'll have a look at the arm you sugested.
Thanks again

10th March 2009, 09:06 AM	#1
audiobard diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beograd	TP12 tonearm Hello everybody, I'm new to this forum.I have one question.Does enybody have any info on thorens TP12 tonearm? Thanks

11th March 2009, 01:08 AM	#2
moray james diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Calgary on the Bow	somewhere I have a full manual from Thorens... can you say what it is you want to know about the TP16? Nanook can show you a better arm for about $2.00. no joke __________________ moray james

11th March 2009, 01:12 AM	#3
moray james diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Calgary on the Bow	sorry I had 16 on the brain... My mistake I do not have a manual for the TP12. You can have a look at Nanook's thread here a continuation of DIY TT bearing...But now Tonearms! __________________ moray james

11th March 2009, 02:49 AM	#4
moray james diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Calgary on the Bow	Check here... I did not search but you may find some info here. Good luck. http://www.theanalogdept.com/thorens_dept_.htm __________________ moray james

11th March 2009, 03:54 PM	#6
moray james diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Calgary on the Bow	Regarding your TP 12... I never used one though I had a TP 16. The Thorens and the Stanton are probably ok matches for each other. That said (and I am assuming) the TP 16 (which I have some experience with) is not a good arm. Nanook's arm is a good arm and it is almost free. You can build a 12 inch or longer version of Nanook's arm which will perform along side some of the top dollar arms out there. Not much work as far as a project goes and can be made to look as fancy as you like. Search DIY Unipivots. Good luck. PS I did spend quite some time searching for info on the TP 12 and found almost nothing, not a good sign. your time would be better spent in a DIY project or another product. __________________ moray james


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11th March 2009, 07:37 AM	#5
audiobard diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beograd	Thank you for the links.I'll have a look. I had thorens td145 wich had that arm on it.I traded that thorens for td126 mkIII,but the guy didn't want the arm, so I got the 126mkIII and the tp12 from the td145. I wanted to give it to my friend.He has stanton 681eee cartridge,and I wanted to know if the arm and cartridge are a good mach.If not what would be your sugestion?Something good with low price.It doesn't have to be new.

13th March 2009, 07:26 AM	#7
audiobard diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beograd	Thank you very much on all your info. I checked out the link you sent me, lot of good stuff there,but I didn't find anything about the arm. I'll have a look at the arm you sugested. Thanks again

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