The inspiration behind the LP12?

What looks like an LP12, albeit a little smaller? Which turntable was the first to feature a platter bearing and armboard which rest on a three-point suspension system?

Answer: The LP12? Wrong. Try the Thorens TD150 (Mk I and II) and your arrow has just split the proverbial apple in half. That's right folks. It's whispered within hi-fi circles that the TD 150 was the turntable which started the revolution.

Much has been spoken about the TD 150–check out the websites. The TD 150 is a favourite among tweakers too. Not surprising, considering that it has been described as, among other things, "a diamond in the rough" and "possessing great potential". These two qualities are pure seduction and come hither for those with an incurable itch to tweak and mod. Make no mistake folks— whether you're an analogue freak, a tweaker, or both (like me), the TD 150 beckons!

So what makes the TD 150 so very special? Find out more in a later posting! In the meantime, I'm going back to my records and the two objects of my affection, the LP12 and the TD 150.