Got my Thorens TD-280 going last night. Bought it for a song on ePrey and it even came with a cartridge. Took some time to align the tonearm and cartridge (and I haven't really completed the alignment procedure because I don't have a mirror).
It's complicated. Probably takes 15-20 minutes to do properly.
In any event, I was able to play some old albums I've stored for the last fifteen years or so (been lugging the bloody things around from home to home for all that time).
First album was Ahmad Jamal's At the Penthouse, a recording which seems to be hard to find these days (not available on CD). Lovely album. It's funny though how fast one has to get up to flip the album -- I've become so accustomed to the 45-50 minute cycle of a CD.
Really nice tone. The belt slips a bit and if I help the platter along it manages to come up to speed nicely. Seems like the belt is marginal, even if it is new. Apparently it is a problem with these turntables.
Posted by artandscience at May 2, 2005 10:45 PMI have recently got hold of a TD280 mk 2- lovely sound from this machine. However, the belt does slip. Any suggestions for countering this problem?
Posted by: Tim Perris at July 24, 2005 03:53 AM