Links (analog style) and downloads
Welcome to:
The Analog Dept.
The focus at this website is to provide useful information freely to audiophiles interested in the hardware that plays the vinyl Lp.
commentary, opinions, ideas and perspective
What's New:
Review: Verus Motor Upgrade for the Teres
A reader in Italy repairs his TD160 motor!
New Acquisition: One Lot of Misc NOS Thorens Parts
Thorens Reference #34 is resurrected
Menu on left to find the various "Departments" here at The Analog Dept......or just scroll down the page
Tonearm Cartridge Alignment FAQ
An illustrated definition of terms.
Thorens owners and service manuals. Most models covered. Free. Copy to your hard drive.
Plinth builder's Gallery: A photo gallery of custom bases and surrounds for high-end record players. Both commercial and ameteur (diy) examples are included. All photos are sent in by their authors.
A Papst in a Thorens?Notes On 1/4-Inch Open Reel Audio Tape: part 1 By Steve Clarke
Restoring an Audio Classic; The SME 3009 Series II Tonearm By Brian Kearns
VSAC '08 By Steve Clarke
Simon's Garrard 301 Story by Simon Smith (AKA The Open Mind)
An holistic approach to home audio By Stefano Bertoncello
MC Step Up Transformers, Part 1 By Steve Clarke
Article and review: Universal Arc Protractor by Brian Kearns. Printable and free.
Review: Boston Audio Design Mat 1, by Jonathan Noble ---
TD124 Project Page, by Steve Clarke
Products for sale by The Analog Dept:
New inventory of NOS Thorens parts....(more info to come)
Gunmetal Bronze bearing caps for the TD124
Cartridge mounting fasteners (stainless steel)
.....and there will be more products coming.
Free LP database Software for that vast LP collection you're hoarding. Link here, it's free..
Systems Dept. .......a photo gallery of audio systems that play vinyl from around the world. Some are expensive, some are more interesting than they are costly and all are very much worth a look. It's just too bad we can't take a 'listen' as well.
The Idler DrivesArticle for Garrard Interest: Diy'ing A Time Machine, J. Noble
Garrard Gallery: A photo gallery of the professional grade Garrards sent in from owners all over the world.
The Thorens Dept.
Featuring popular "Vintage"
Thorens turntables, including extensive 'inside-the-box' photo outlays,
maintenance, tuning and tweaking information, parts lists, magazine
articles and advertising literature from 'the day'.
TD124 Dept. a page dedicated to the best turntable Thorens ever manufactured in number.
new TD124 book (revised 2nd ed.) Status:
Now Available
----------- I buy used vintage Thorens, AR/Merrill, Garrard and Technics SP10 Record players.------------ For more info contact: webmaster@theanalogdept.com
A photo gallery of Thorens turntables. Photos are sent in by their owners from around the globe. If music is the universal language, then these Thorens must be the universal medium music is played on.
Thorens owners and service manuals. Most models covered. Free. Copy to your hard drive.
Turntable Suspension Tuning Tim Bailey shows us how to tune a suspended turntable the right way.
More Suspension Tuning with plenty of graphics ...and movies too. An addition to Tim's tutorial. This page describes it with more pictures.
Tonearm Cartridge Alignment FAQ An illustrated definition of terms.
What's Under Your Turntable? a photo gallery of TT support systems
SME Dept. Look at all the bits and pieces then see it reassembled.
Decoding UK EMI Parlophones
plus other interesting labels and finds.
scratch built turntables, wall racks, armboards, shelves, platter mats....and a Thorens jig...;^)
Armboards, fitting an SME3009 Improved to a TD160
Tweaking a TD160... Here are a few ideas that work well and are easy to do.
Tweaking a TD150 Mk II. (getting much more serious)
JJ Jimmink's diy TT uses a Teres platter bearing...more
Build your own Wall bracket for your turntable
Microscopic Views big pictures of little phono cartridge parts.
Speaker cables you make from 14 gage Home Depot outdoor extension cord.
some DIY cable lift ideas that are cheap to make
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This page was last updated on 11/15/08.
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