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Phil Smith · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 7717

And Clarence but mainly for my old friend draganm. This came in the shop the other day. A minty Thorens TD 160 with two head shells (in the white box). Not sure why I want to want to keep it but I do. I only have one album and it's new and I don't want to open it.

CIR Engineering · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 5:49 am Post subject:

I want to keep it Laughing

craigr

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 2:08 pm Post subject:

Great turntable, worth a good penny these days.

Phil Smith · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 7717

Thanks!

One of the head shells has an Audio Technica TM5 cartridge with a trashed stylus. I just noticed this morning that there's a Shure M91ED cartridge in the box. Think the the stylus is OK. I'll have to check it out when I get home.

Back in the '70s I had a Shure V15 version III I think. V15 something. I might have to get one for old times sake.

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

I had a Shure V15 type IV back in the day too! Mounted on a Infinity Black Widow tonearm on, if I remember right, a Kenwood KD-550 direct-drive concrete (actually composite resin) plinth turntable.

I have no idea what that set up would be worth today, but you can buy the parts separately on eBay for about $1500…

Phil Smith · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 7717

That's a much, much nicer setup than I had. I use to drool over Black Widow tonearms.

I had Technics Sl-1200 long before the current DJ 1200 existed, which is a nice turntable. The I had, not so much.

I priced V15 type III's on ebay after I posted that. They're much more expensive than I thought they would be. So I doubt I'll get one.

Well, I just looked up the 1200 I had. They seem to be selling for much more than I would have thought.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F254619748742&campid=5336656890&toolid=20008