Puristic direct drive turntable with Ortofon 2M Blue pickup.
With the new TD 403 DD model, Thorens is expanding the range of direct-drive plug-and-play turntables in the 400 series. Visually a real Thorens, the new TD 403 DD has the same proven, smooth-running drive as the successful TD 402 DD, but is characterized by a more massive 1.4 kg heavy and 22mm thick cast aluminum turntable and the audiophile tonearm also installed in the new TD 1500 model TP 150 from its smaller brother. A high-quality and pre-adjusted 2M Blue pickup from the Danish pickup specialist Ortofon is also supplied as standard. This proves to be an adequate playing partner thanks to its naked diamond with an elliptical needle cut.
The new tonearm TP 150 is also used on the newly presented Thorens TD 1500 model and is similar to the TP 124 installed on the new TD 124 DD. It has an effective mass of 14 grams, is adjustable in height and azimuth and is equipped with a standard SME connection, so that nothing stands in the way of changing the headshell or equipping it with a different pickup.
The anti-skating is adjusted using a sliding weight in the base of the arm, which is adjusted using a nylon thread that runs over a ruby bearing.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Smooth-running direct drive Thorens TP 150 tonearm Detachable headshell with SME connector Massive 1.4 kg and 22 mm thick and ground die-cast aluminum platter Pre-installed pickup Ortofon 2M Blue
Specifications:
function manually Drive direct drive / direct drive Motor DC motor Speeds 33-1/3, 45 rpm switching electronically Platter 12" / 1.4 kg die-cast aluminum with a height of 22 mm Tonearm newly developed Thorens TP 150 tonearm with SME headshell Pickup Ortofon 2M Blue with naked elliptical needle cut Phono preamp no Anti-skating counterweight that runs over a nylon thread in a ruby bearing End stop no Power supply external plug-in power supply 24V DC Dimensions W x H x D 420 x 141 x 360 mm Weight 7.2kg Finishes: walnut high gloss, black high gloss, top plate made of brushed aluminium Scope of delivery Mains adapter, dust cover (acrylic), cinch cable, Thorens rubber mat, operating instructions
With the new TD 403 DD model, Thorens is expanding the range of direct-drive plug-and-play turntables in the 400 series. Visually a real Thorens, the new TD 403 DD has the same proven, smooth-running drive as the successful TD 402 DD, but is characterized by a more massive 1.4 kg heavy and 22mm thick cast aluminum turntable and the audiophile tonearm also installed in the new TD 1500 model TP 150 from its smaller brother. A high-quality and pre-adjusted 2M Blue pickup from the Danish pickup specialist Ortofon is also supplied as standard. This proves to be an adequate playing partner thanks to its naked diamond with an elliptical needle cut. The year we were founded in 1998 - long after vinyl was declared dead and long before vinyl was hailed as cool again - proves that we are real vinyl n