The Super TD 160

 

 

With the Super TD 160 Thorens legitimised the Chadwick hacks.  The TD 160 became open source and just a few years later the internet made it a global project.

 

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The Super TD 160 began when with the Chadwick mods.

TP 16 Tone Arm in close up.
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Tone Arm Upgrade

 

The Super TD 160 came without a tone arm, dispensing with the TP 16 and they tear-drop queuing knob that defined the TD 160.  I want to reexamine that in 2018.

What modifications constitute a Super TD 160?