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Full Range

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  1. Decided to play a greatest hits album It’s Dan’s Biggest hits from 1974 to 1982 Artist - Dan Fogelberg Title - Greatest Hits 
  2. The record companies would class the genre as soft rock But Twin Sons has power ballads as well
  3. That was the first album I purchased back in the late 70s Brilliant & Still a favourite
  4. I picked this album up a couple of months ago and glad I did A conceptual double album is beautifully put together that covers life from birth to grave Very underrated release from a great artist that I first heard in the early 70s Artist - Dan Fogleberg Title - The Innocent Age  
  5. Well that’s unfortunate The video was taken down before I finished watching it
  6. I am listening to this video between jobs i am working on
  7. Many countries have a single Goods & Services Tax administered by the Federal Gov Everyone pays a little that benefits all
  8. Playing a collaboration album from 2 prog / jazz fusion artists Neal Schon & Jan Hammer rip this album apart in this release of great tracks Artist - Schon & Hammer Album - Here To Stay 
  9. A favourite band and a great album as requested by @dirtmudd Artist - King Crimson Title - Larks Tongues In Aspic
  10. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King Genesis - Nursery Cryme
  11. You are all stirrers in a good way We in Australia say taking the piss ( mate to mate ) Its like a compliment or a ribbing in jest but no angry words are used Now let’s get back to spinning some records ya bloody wingers 🤐
  12. How about Swiss design now made in Germany
  13. I had to adjust the phono dB settings to optimise the output and fiddle with the tracking force, as the stated grams was to light But so far it’s performance is better than I expected
  14. Playing some Pink Floyd and testing the Thorens Artist - Pink Floyd Title - Dark Side Of The Moon 
  15. One very talented musician is Robert Fripp
  16. Hence the reason I purchased this model However in the end I will use the TT that makes the best music
  17. This Thorens model TD147 is factory upgraded to the TD160 super They are chassis damping, 10mm bearing, heavier plinth and base ect And the TD147 has auto lift at the end of the record @dirtmudd Need to test it against the Garrard to compare But so far it’s doing a great job
  18. Listening to and testing the TT some more Genesis — A Trick Of The Tail 
  19. I normally spray the underside with a special spray that is used on wooden instrument making 🎻 It vibrates with the wood but keeps the vibration in check
  20. It’s a great album - one of his best and I’m fortunate to have a few in the collection
  21. The new Thorens TD147 is now serviced and all adjustments made Decided to play it’s first record by blind selection The selection is Bill Bruford The Bruford Tapes I will spin a few more records tomorrow for some critical listening 
  22. @KROCK Do you think I need luck 🤪
  23. Testing and fine tuning a Thorens TD147 Has all upgrades as factory standard similar to a TD160 super with auto lift at the end on the record Will decide if I will build a nice timber plinth  
  24. Here you go @dirtmudd I won’t tell the gang, who prompted me to search for this information Thorens TD 125, EMT 928 and Thorens Reference. What is the story here? Well, they are siblings. It all started with the TD 125. After the company had been relocated from Switzerland to Germany and the old top model TD 124 was discontinued and the new TD 150 was the entry level offering only Thorens presented the TD 125 as the new top model in 1968. The complex mechanism of the motor to step pulley to idler wheel was simplified by a direct transmission of the motor spinning to the platter via a belt. Given the speed adjustment via magnetic brake wasn’t possible anymore the engineers moved to a synchronous motor and a wien bridge oscillator to adjust the speed. As we all know the TD 125 was a very successful model and remains still underrated to the date. The next step was that EMT needed a more affordable turntable compared to its than current entry level model EMT 930. Given EMT and Thorens were under one roof they took the Thorens 125 and transformed it to the EMT 928. This new table was launched in early 1971 and was the first EMT to use the 929 tonearm. In order to be fit for radio station needs they moved from a two phase synchronous motor in the 125 to a three phase model from Berger. If you compare the motor driving circuit from the 125 with the 928 you can easily spot similarities. Although EMT aficionados sniff with their nose when asked about the 928 I have heard the statement of a technician servicing all EMT models for radio stations that the 928 was the only one he could enjoy music with. 
  25. Its a copy or a cousin of the TD125 The TD125 is your table
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