Thorens Launches "New Reference" Turntable

[krellmk]

https://trackingangle.com/features/thorens-launches-new-reference-turntable-world-exclusive

 

[8991XJ]

how much they gonna take off the price cause it is not very good looking? Dang near looks close and play.

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

how much they gonna take off the price cause it is not very good looking? Dang near looks close and play.

I'll take the Close N Play

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

Sky Hook Dampener??? HUH?

 

[MB1953]

2 tone arms; 1 for the left channel, 1 for the right.
(just kidding)

Think I'll keep the Technics SL2000 bought back in the day.
Only issue ever had was the viscous damped cueing fluid needed refreshing.


MB

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

2 tone arms; 1 for the left channel, 1 for the right.
(just kidding)

Think I'll keep the Technics SL2000 bought back in the day.
Only issue ever had was the viscous damped cueing fluid needed refreshing.


MB

Dayam.... You can fit 3 arms on it

The Thorens New Reference can be equipped with up to 3 tonearm bases and can accommodate tonearms of 9", 10", and 12" inches. In addition to the newly developed TP160 cutting bearing tonearm with a length of 12" inches and continuous silver cabling, the Thiele TA01 tonearm is also used.

 

[Gepetto]

There might be a bit of feature creep going on here...

 

[Vintage 700b]

Wow, I have had my 1957 Thorens TD 124 since 1970.
I rebuilt it top to bottom a few years back, and it performs flawlessly.
This new Thorens looks as if it was made by Acoustic Signature:

Turntables - Acoustic Signature - The NEO series (acoustic-signature.com)

Dubbed the "Neo" series, note that the NEO Invictus weighs 130Kg or 286 Pounds !!!!!!!
Really dates me I guess, but I will stick with my TD 124.

 

[Vintage 700b]

That NEO Invictus will take 4 tonearms .

 

[Wheel-right]

Pretty much IMHO they are all ugly and not something I'd want to look at or use. 4 tonearms seem a bit too much, all my tables [ AR-XA, Garrard Lab 80, Pioneer PL-12D, Yamaha PX-3 only have one arm each and work just fine that way.

 

[Bob Boyer]

Thorens has been a strong company over the years and has the engineering chops to launch a serious assault on the state of the art, which this may be, so I'm just gonna say it's a prime example of form following function and leave it at that.

If you can't say anything nice...

 

[Wheel-right]

To the comment police.... No Comment!

 

[Bob Boyer]

Just policing myself...

 

[mr_rye89]

Not my cup of tea. I like broadcast grade turntables

They should just reissue the TD-124 with that 3 phase motor, fancy bearing, and the fancy driver (phase converter/VFD).

 

[FredR]

If it were April 1, I'd say April fools.

 

[J!m]

My old BL-91 looks way nicer.

Just because it’s high tech doesn’t mean it has to be ugly.