Thorens TD-160 Super Turntable + Alphason Xenon Toneram. An Excellent Combination. Rare.

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Thorens TD-160 Super Turntable + Alphason Xenon Transcription Toneram. An exceptional turntable and tonearm combination that offers reference capabilities.

Thorens TD-160 Super. A legendary turntable that is renowned for its playback and “… is known as one of the best turntables in the audio history.” When introduced by Thorens, it was sold in limited quantities. Rare. A very pure and simple turntable with a dampened sub-chassis and a heavy wood plinth and base. It has been cleaned and restored, including:
• Polished platter edge.
• Custom tonearm mounting plate fabricated out of polycarbonate.
• The Thorens TD-160 Super dust cover use heavy metal hinges and has tension adjustment screws. The dustcover is in very good condition with some light scratches.
• Plinth cleaned and conditioned. There are some marks but it is very clean.
• New belt.
• Custom brass isolation cones have been installed to enhance performance, black in color.
• Included with the turntable are the original Thorens instructions booklet, original black tonearm mounting plate, and the original box with foam inserts.

Alphason Xenon Transcription Pick-Up Arm. Rare. A great tonearm with a titanium arm tube. It features an ultra-rigid design machined from titanium right from the bearing to head shell as one piece. Note that the Alphason arm was designed to drop into a Linn armboard and had the same effective length.
• Alphason tonearm was developed specifically for suspended turntables and works exceptionally well with this Thorens. There are some marks on the head shell and base.
• Included are the original Alphason instructions, tonearm mounting template, original inner and outer boxes with foam inserts.

This is a great combination of turntable and tonearm that completes favorably with many reference, top of the line setups. A nice classic.

No cartridge is included. Paypal add 3 percent. Note: Shipping is included in price. CONUS only. The tonearm will be removed from the turntable for shipping. The turntable and tonearm will be shipped in separate boxes, and both will be double boxed for shipping. Please email for additional info or photos.