THORENS TD160 User manual

Fit
ting
The Wand
Tonearm
®
to a
Thorens TD160
family
turntable
(TD150/166 similar)
You should be able to use the Thorens arm lifter with The Wand Tonearm To be read in conjunction with The Wand User Guide.
A; Remove the existing arm
Step 1; Remove the platter, headshell and Step 2; Support the turntable upside down
Lifter bar (arrowed) Disconnect from power! and remove the bottom cover. 4 screws.
Step 3; Remove the arm cable clamp and Step 4; Unhoo the lift mechanism
the white cable cover.
Step 5; Remove the cable base (Two screws) Step 6; Remove the armrest (two screws)
Step 7; Turn over and remove the arm.
(Three screws)
Hint; Improve your Thorens by adding
damping material to the underside of the
sheetmetal panels and the bottom cover while it is
off. (but watch adding too much weight to the
floating chassis part)
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©Sept 2016 design build listen Ltd. v2

Fitting The Wand Tonearm®
to a Thorens TD160
family turntable
(TD150/165 similar)
You may choose to use the Thorens arm lifter with The Wand To be read in conjun
ction with The Wand User Guide.
B; Prepare The Wand ounting
Step 1; Stac the Steel plate on top of blac acrylic
Step 2; Add the Wand mount & feed through the plinth (Wand Classic left, Wand Plus right below)
Step 3; Screw in but don’t tighten. (Three screws) Step 4; Add earth wire to amplifier.
(as below) or 3 core mains cable.
Step 5; Add the Thorens lifter to the underside (if you are using it) Use 2x self-tapping screws.
See previous page for correct orientation. Re-connect
the lifter cable.
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©Sept 2016 design build listen Ltd. v2
Note
; If you want to route the
wiring into the plinth. Feed
through the slot in the Wand
mount before adding screws.
(But good to ‘practice’ the other
steps first)

Fitting The Wand Tonearm®
to a
Thorens
TD160
family turntable
(TD150/165 similar)
C; Fitting The Wand Tonearm ount
Step 1; Install the spindle into mounting plate. Set the spindle height using the protractor.
Loc in position using the nut (Classic) or grub screw (Plus).
Step 2; Position the mount using the Step 3; Tighten the three screws
protractor (Slide bac and forth)
Step 4
;
Add the Lifter (Wand Plus on left / Thorens for Classic on right.
Step 5; Revert to main instructions for the remainder of the setup and enjoy!
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©Sept 2016 design build listen Ltd. v2
-Arm at +2 degrees
-Arm level (nominal)
Note; We suggest
starting with the arm
level. Later adjust
upwards by ear. Up to 2
degrees up may be good.
<Spindle
< Nut
v Plate
“The improvement over the
Thorens arm is astonishing.
Detail, timing, but most of all
soundstage depth.”
Richard, Dunedin, New Zealand
Align to just below the step.
Loc with small hex ey.
Loc with small hex ey.
Slide up / down to set lift
Height (very fiddly!)