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Welcome to: The Analog Dept. The Analog Dept. (TAD) The focus at this website is to provide useful information freely to audiophiles interested in the hardware that plays the vinyl Lp. Littering the web since 2002 How to navigate this site:
This site is organized by departments which, hopefully, are self explanatory by their link names. The home page (you are there now) functions as a site map and as a portal from which to delve into the content here. Below, the site map begins and you're at The Analog Department. Welcome. January 2021 Above photo from misc_photo_Raymond Pics 2021
what's up:
Takeaways from Swiss Precision; a book review (Link)
Book Review: Deutsche Perfektion; The History Of The Legendary EMT Turntables. (Link)
Pat Lecce's Thorens TD160 mkII --- restored and playing LINK
Link to The Garrard Gallery (LINK)
What about that Thorens Concrete...?
The R7.1A project has a new plinth to work with.
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Table of Contents:
Thorens User Manuals / Service Manuals Dept: Turntable manuals and tonearm manuals in pdf and html format. (Mostly Thorens content, some SME, one Otari R2R set of manuals) Copy free to your hard drive.
(answers to frequently asked questions) A visual reference and definition of commonly used terms in tonearm alignment including
An extensive collection of Thorens information
Thorens Detail pictures: Taking a close look inside the box.
Thorens Maintenance pages:
Tweaking your Thorens:
Turntable photo galleries. All photos sent in by their owners. Garrard Gallery models: 301 and 401 Lenco Gallery photos of all Lenco turntable models sent in by their owners. SP10 Gallery The SP10 Gallery includes the Technics turntable models; SP10, SP10 mkII, SP10 mkIIa, SP10 mkIII, and the upcoming SP10R
Cartridge Gallery Microscope photos....Link Readers send in photos of their listening room and sound systems. The one main requirement is that the system must play vinyl. Some of these systems are very expensive, others are ingenious in their DIY build qualities. Others represent years of evolution. And they are all works in progress. 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. What's Under Your Turntable? a photo gallery of TT support systems
This page is for those crafty folks who want to build some of their own bits and pieces.
Create your own turntable.- DIY Turntables DIY Platter Mats: make your own platter mats here are some ideas. Armboards: fitting an SME 3009 Improved tonearm to a TD160 is not simple. Tweaks page. Improving a TD160 simple mods that make dramatic improvements Tweaking a TD160 ala Rolf Kelch: Advanced techniques. Shelves, platforms and plinths by Bushman: Advanced techniques. Shelves and platforms by user510: some simple frame building, and some not so simple, to support your turntable. Many, many photos of Lps I've encountered and some that I have lusted for. Free LP database Software for that vast LP collection you're hoarding. Link here, it's free.. Decoding UK EMI Parlophones, plus other interesting labels and finds. Teres (now history) A high end turntable from Teres Audio A history of maintenance and tweaks Articles and Component Reviews:
a few examples of the content:
Detail photos of SME 3009 and 3012 tonearms assembled and disassembled. Restoring an Audio Classic by Brian Kearns For SME owners manuals refer to the manuals page. Analog Links Page Links to sites found to be useful Analog Classifieds ..... Otherwise known as The 'Stuff for Sale' Dept. Web Log : commentary, opinions, ideas and perspective, navel gazing and misc. ramblings. Misc Photo: photos, not necessarily in line with the subject matter of the rest of the site. Here I exercise my interests in photography.. I buy used Thorens, AR, Garrard and Technics SP10 Record players For more info contact: [email protected] Webmaster: Steve Clarke much of the imagery on this site is copyright © Steve Clarke, unless otherwise noted. If you would like to use any of my imagery for your own purposes please contact me before doing so. mailto:< [email protected] > Photo: Blown Away © Steve Steigman
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