Thorens TD 550 Manual Turntable with SME 309 tonearm

To date, the Thorens TD 550 vinyl turntable is Thorens' top product. It is the manufacturer's new flagship product, resulting from a century of efforts in research and technology for the analogue playback of this amazing turntable.

Typically, the TD 550 has a suspended chassis that can be adjusted with three pins and made in a single-piece carbon compound! This material boasts amazing mechanical - and hence acoustic - properties (stiff, lightweight, etc.). The platter (6.2Kg), bearing and housing design uses the lowest tolerances possible. Motor drive is by a silent-running synchronous DC unit with electronic speed control, with playback speed changeover (33/45 rpm). The speed of rotation can be fine-tuned using two independent controls on the back. It has two connector sets: a pair of standard RCA and a pair of XLR (symmetrical output). Note that phono preamps fitted with this type of connectors are quite rare (Audio Research phono 2). Thorens' flagship product comes with several Ortofon and SME tonearm models that boast a variety of technical and acoustic properties …