You did put a lot of thought into it. I remember following it with great interest
Sometimes thought is what matters , I remember on system where a basic Technics turntable (with phono stage) had been added to a Naim Muso . The connection made with a cable from RCA to MiniJack .
Very clever , streaming plus turntable with only two boxes and for the price of a high end Linn MC cartridge
Is that a picture of you, taken by your husband who tolerates your hobby?!
no Konflikt zone here in the kitchen
Hi Enrico, lovely simple system .
The stand is rather nice , a change from all the dark metal or wood stands
Ian
Hi Ian,
thanks for appreciating my self build.
I had a lot of fun rejuvenation this old Thorens TD-150 I’ve done a couple of them in the past but this was my favourite partly due to the transformation from the absolute filthy condition it was in when it arrived.
I thought these pictures were lost but found them today
Great job .
These TD150s are excellent bases to experiment with. I have a mk1 that is undergoing a suspension modification with an elastomer that will replace the springs. What work has yours undergone? Do you have any more photos to show us.. please?
Congratulations.
Enrico
Thanks I think the TD150 is a neat little project that many could easily complete.
On the one pictured first had a thorough clean it was owned by a heavy smoker and even the tonearm was yellow from nicotine stains luckily the tonearm and side platter polished up nicely.
1 new power supply (this is really inexpensive just a couple of capacitors and a resistor or two)
2 New mains lead and RCA cables
3 New Cardas Litz tonearm cable and tags
4 New bamboo plinth made from a IKEA chopping board (the plinths are quiet basic and the bamboo is easy to work with using hand tools)
5 New face plate (thin carbon fibre sheet)
6 Some strategically placed dampening material following some of the Chadwick mods clean and re oil bearing new belt lube motor etc
New Audio Technica VN95 MM cartridge
It was a fun and relatively inexpensive project that sounded a lot better than many would think.
Thanks for the detailed description of the work done. The bamboo plinth is a great idea, I will use it.
For the Bamboo plinth I took my inspiration from the £2250 Bamboo Booplinth for the Linn LP12.
The IKEA APTITLIG bamboo chopping board I used cost all of £6 (£8 now) and a few hours of spare time with a handsaw and smoothing plane 
I looked at the IKEA website, there are many sizes at cheap prices
Don’t wait, just do it and show us the results!
I’m in the same boat, I have a td166 and want a new plinth since I don’t like the old plinths.
They are great turntables.
The Pro-ject Carbon has slowed down the modifications on the Thorens. I will be happy to show the results of the modifications to you naim community.
the old plinths from the 70’s were terrible😄
A LP12 Frankentable (sold in parts):
Did it sound good: Yes
Did it sound like a LP12: No
Do you get a better table for the money: Yes
That applies to all of the non-Franken LP12s.
