Even today, the Thorens TD 124 is in great demand and prices for maintained devices regularly exceed the then new price many times over. The Thorens TD 150, an inconspicuous small turntable that was manufactured for the first time in Germany and was offered much cheaper than the TD 124, was the origin of a technical revolution in turntable construction. For the first time, a suspended subchassis using cone springs with an inner platter driven by a flat belt was used in a high-volume machine. The principle has proven to be very successful and has found many imitators in the years since. The TD 150 came as standard with the tonearm TP 13, from 1969 the TD 150 Mk II with the TP 13a, also known as "ball arm". Countless variants with other tonearms were added and still exist in large numbers. All subsequent models until the mid-1980s kept the principle of the suspended subchassis with conical springs, which was used here for the first time. He took over the principle of the spring subchassis from TD 150, but was designed as a large and heavy drive for a different audience than the smaller one. The TD 125 also used for the first time an electronic control for the 220V synchronous motor, achieving an excellent running smoothness and speed stability. Originally the turntable was equipped with tonearm Thorens TP 25, later as Mk II also with the original TP 16.
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