Thorens td150 & SME 3009

cougarnut · 17th October 2006, 02:27 PM

I´m thinking of buying a Thorens td150 equiped with a SME 3009 arm.
Any thoughts to this? Good combination or ...?
Or.. should i replace the SME with my Rega RB300 ?

thanx in advance

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EC8010 · 17th October 2006, 03:00 PM

Arm choice tends to be dictated more by cartridge. Having said that, fitting an RB300 to a TD150 will not be trivial.

phn · 17th October 2006, 03:25 PM

Do not replace the SME 3009 with Rega. I think the SME 3009 (if II or R) is a superior arm. But that's not relevant here. What is is that the Rega is too heavy for the TD-150. The SME 3009/3012 and floating suspension Thorens are a perfect match.

Panicos K · 17th October 2006, 06:44 PM

I agree with phn,dont replace the SME.With the TD150 make a wonderful combination able to take high performance cartridges without any problem.Just sit and enjoy your music lucky you.

cougarnut · 18th October 2006, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cougarnut
I´m thinking of buying a Thorens td150 equiped with a SME 3009 arm.

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edit: I thought I´d a chance on this, but it was gone 2 minutes after I saw the ad.

17th October 2006, 02:27 PM	#1
cougarnut diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sweden, Sundsvall	Thorens td150 & SME 3009 I´m thinking of buying a Thorens td150 equiped with a SME 3009 arm. Any thoughts to this? Good combination or ...? Or.. should i replace the SME with my Rega RB300 ? thanx in advance //

17th October 2006, 03:00 PM	#2
EC8010 diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Near London. UK	Arm choice tends to be dictated more by cartridge. Having said that, fitting an RB300 to a TD150 will not be trivial. __________________ The loudspeaker: The only commercial Hi-Fi item where a disproportionate part of the budget isn't spent on the box. And the one where it would make a difference...

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17th October 2006, 03:25 PM	#3
phn diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	Do not replace the SME 3009 with Rega. I think the SME 3009 (if II or R) is a superior arm. But that's not relevant here. What is is that the Rega is too heavy for the TD-150. The SME 3009/3012 and floating suspension Thorens are a perfect match.

17th October 2006, 06:44 PM	#4
Panicos K diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006	I agree with phn,dont replace the SME.With the TD150 make a wonderful combination able to take high performance cartridges without any problem.Just sit and enjoy your music lucky you.

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