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Thorens

Thorens is a long-established turntable name. Its record players appear here in a Japanese listening room, although the model is not specified.

Design & approach

Thorens links a long history of record reproduction with contemporary turntable development. Its current range includes direct-drive designs, tonearms, cartridges and phono electronics. The production film below offers a view of that manufacturing work; historical decks in venues remain separately identified by model and period where known.

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Venue equipment records, including their original model uncertainties. Shared-system entries retain the full recorded context.

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Thorens on Instagram

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Maker film / High End Society

Thorens - Langjährige Tradition trifft auf moderne Produktion

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Tokyo / Japan

Studio Mule ↗

Equipment in use

Studio Mule lists Thorens in its source / playback setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Turntable: Model unspecified

Inside the system

Klipsch Cornwall loudspeakers, a Thorens turntable and Mark Levinson amplification form Studio Mule’s hi-fi chain. The Cornwall generation and electronics models are unspecified. The installation pairs a large Heritage-series loudspeaker with separate turntable and amplification stages.

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Portland / United States

Far Cry ↗

Equipment listed

Thorens equipment is recorded in this venue’s system. This does not imply that the manufacturer designed or installed the system.

  • Turntables: TD-124

Inside the system

The reported opening system pairs vintage Electro-Voice Georgian 400 and Altec Model 19 loudspeakers with Garrard and Thorens turntables. Dynavector and Pass Labs electronics join tonearms from Dynavector, SME and Sorane. The component list below comes from the pre-opening equipment announcement; the final installed combination has not been independently reconfirmed.

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Sapporo / Japan

JAMAICA ↗

Equipment listed

Thorens equipment is recorded in this venue’s system. This does not imply that the manufacturer designed or installed the system.

  • Turntables: Prestige

Inside the system

The documented installation centres on a JBL Paragon D44000, with Thorens Prestige turntables and Mark Levinson ML-1L and No.333L amplification. The equipment account describes an established installation rather than a newly dated refit.

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