Where I live the main shorts wearers in winter are postmen (not women). But quite a few young women, wear miniskirts in the evening whatever the weather, and teenage schoolgirls seem to think that a wide belt is a good substitute for the obligatory skirt, though thankfully with tights or leggings beneath.
And a guy I know, in his mid 70s, has for his entire adult life had a fixed clothing routine, regardless of weather, switching to shorts on the same day every year, something like 1st March, and to long trousers from something like 1st November. Apparently he swaps his whole clothing set, each time the other being put away until next season!
Is that red label damaged? Rather than ākeringā I suspect it may be Pickering, a US brand from the 60s and 70s. If I remember correctly some people felt the top of the range rivalled the Shure V15.
If you can access The Vinyl Engine you may be able to get more information
thanks @catswhiskers and @Tony , yes I think youāre right itās a Pickering. Iāve been reading up the last hour a bit.
The Thorens 165 is a good table - its dead silent. I even fell asleep next to it when the record was finished and only a metre away I heared nothing. Bearings are OK, it keeps spinning when I give it a push. During playing no rumble, no hum. Itās hard to get approval for an expensive new table so Iām going to upgrade this one step by step over the coming 1 - 2 years.
Iāve a good saw, so on a sunny summer evening Iām going to create an oak plinth of the same wood as the floor.
Iāve the 322 and 323-K boards for my Nac 72 so I can go either MM or MC
The weakest part of the Thorens seems to be the arm hence Iām looking to upgrade that with a new element.
Well, it wonāt reach the fully Naimified LP12 I once heared (aro, armageddon) when I auditioned the SBLās I have but hopefully it will become a sufficiently fun table to listen to!
I know nothing about the Naim boards. Its a long time since I played with a Thorens, again, if it is still accessible, the Vinyl Engine was always a good resource. If not, I wonder if @Richard.Dane might know, the weak spot of the arm possibly worn V blocks?
A bit of searching, Jico may have a replacement stylus, or at the budget end Denon 110 or 103 MCs might work well?
The Pickering cartridges are pretty good, all told. They are closely related to the Stantons, but often a step up. However, looking at that one, it appears to have the wrong stylus on it (the stylus looks like a Stanton 500 series one) - you can see that it doesnāt fit properly, and that likely accounts for the issues youāre having.
I had a Thorens TD150, which had heavy use for 20 years then decreasing. When I sold it at about 40 years old its bearing still had no discernible play, and without belt linking it to motor it would spin for absolutely ages if given a push. Superbly engineered with very well balanced heavy platter. I imagine the 165 is similar, though IIRC it had a lighter platter. Early on I swapped the original mat for a felt one, and after 15 years or so I upgraded by rebuilding the plinth making it a lot more substantial (including underside) and changing the original arm for a Rega RB300, also taking the opportunity to replace the suspension springs.
The company in Aus & NZ is actually not Westfield any more even though centres branded that way for historical reasons
Company now called SCentres and on Stockexchange
The Lowry family who founded and built up Westfield basically sold out ( only a very small percentage these days)
A lovely lady who has just joined us last week was the lease administrator for Bondi Junction Westfield. Pretty dramatic for her knowing what the Management team is currently going through.
