Name: Vintage Thorens TD-125 // Turntable / Restored / SME Tonearm / Shure v15 / Original Box
Brand: Thorens
SKU: 8082367250653
Availability: OutOfStock

The beautifully styled TD-125 carried the Thorens banner through the seventies, and is widely regarded as Germany’s finest domestic turntables from the Golden Age. This example is well-equipped, with perhaps the most classic combination: SME 3009 with Shure V15. Fully restored, cleaned, and lubricated, we've even polished the dustcover. What's not to love?

Production

1968-72

Condition

9/10

Serial No.

15385-OB

Orig. MSRP

$385

Restoration

Full 30-point service check
Mounted Shure V15VxMR
Replaced power cord
Repaired faulty dust cover hinges
Cleaned and lubricated spindle
Dustcover polished
Cleaned controls, switches, and chassis

Factory Specs

Type Belt drive turntable

Speeds 16, 33, 45 rpm

Motor 16-pole synchronous motor

Platter 7 ibs, 12" diameter, anti-magnetic die-cast

Tonearm SME 3009

Cartridge Shure V15VxMR

Rumble -68dB

Dimensions 18"W x 5"H x 14"D

Weight 37.5 lbs.

Documentation

Thorens TD-125 Owner's Manual

Thorens TD-125 Service Manual

The History of Thorens

Thorens is the oldest name in entertainment electronics, founded in 1883 by Hermann Thorens in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland. An initial producer of musical boxes and clock movements, they started producing Edison-type phonographs in 1903. In 1928, Thorens produced their first electric motor-drive record player, and went ...
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Liner Notes

Among Thorens turntables, as well as vintage tables writ large, the TD 125 just may be the most balanced, the sanest compromise, and the easiest with which to live.

Stock No.

8082367250653

Production

1968-72

Condition

9/10

Serial No.

15385-OB

Orig. MSRP