Thorens TD-209 Turntable

Up for sale is a Thorens TD 209 Turntable in mint condition with 3 hours of use.Includes Stylus scale, level, ground wire , Cartridge alignment sheet, owners manual , RCA cables.I will also include a Thorens Stabilizer with wooden box (retail $150.00). This belt-driven beauty comes with a pre-installed TP 90 rolled-aluminum tonearm, featuring precision Japanese bearings and a moving-magnet cartridge, making it ready for action within minutes of being unboxed. The triangular plinth is cut from a single piece of acoustically inert MDF and supported by three adjustable feet (which lack the spring-loaded suspension found on the pricier TD 309). The platter combines layers of aluminum and acrylic with a thin layer of treated paperboard in between for decoupling. The TD 209 uses the same servo-controlled DC motor and drive unit as the TD 309, and belt tension can be adjusted to fine-tune platter speed.What separates the TD 209 from other tables in its class? a lot of individual and small unique ideas”—starting with the tonearm, which closely matches the performance of the TP 92 arm used in the TD 309. The design was borne out of research on simple but effective methods for eliminating tonearm/tube vibrations and distortion. “Another important feature is the production method we use to keep friction in the gimbal bearing system to an extreme minimum, noting that a high-quality motor steering unit helps keep dreaded wow and flutter to a minimum.