Analogue spoken fluently at Speakerbits.
You don't have to justify your vinyl addiction at Speakerbits; we understand. (Just not the Sheffield Drum Record though). Help is available.
We may not be able to cure a $215.00 a week vinyl habit but we can keep your turntable spinning. We do it every day.The turntable may be the simplest device in most sound systems. It's also the most elegant, requiring the steady hand of experience at service time. We've been at it for more than twenty five years but still find ourselves learning on a weekly basis. All turntables passing through our workshop leave with a thirty-seven point inspection report. We set the anti-skate dynamically with a blank record, the tracking force with a digital stylus pressure gauge and the speed with a digital stroboscope. Most importantly we listen to music on every turntable as a final inspection.
Not surprisingly those decks that leave with a new Ortofon cartridge installed sound better than they ever have done. We introduce Dick Straight who from October 2011 will gradually assume full responsibility for the turntable workshop. A practising musician and speaker technician with considerable experience, Dick is well primed for the role. Speakerbits proudly represents famous German Thorens turntables in Australia. We have most available parts on hand to service and repair your Thorens turntable – from modern to vintage. We know that many of you have Thorens models going back many decades. Whilst parts for some early models are sadly no longer available, every belt is stocked. Servicing and calibration of almost all model turntable is straighforward and can usually be undertaken quickly.
Why not treat your Thorens or any other brand of turntable to a new Ortofon 2M or Rondo MC cartridge while we service it? Your turntable and Ortofon are natural dancing partners. There is no better way to extract all the music from the groove than with a new Ortofon cartridge. Ask us for our recommendation. Got an old Thorens or other high quality brand you'd like to offload? We're always buying quality vintage and high end Hi-Fi equipment for cash.
Tom Manning November 2011
