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Thorens TD-150

Compact two-speed belt-drive turntable with a light platter - the "starter Thorens" of the late 1960s.

Catalogue code: TD-150
Years: 1966
Type: belt-drive turntable
Valves & speakers: Compact two-speed belt-drive turntable with a light platter - the "starter Thorens" of the late 1960s
Lifecycle: retired
Confidence: Medium

Specifications

Drive: belt
Speeds_rpm: 33, 45
Tonearm: integrated (TP-series) or separate
Motor: low-voltage AC/DC
Platter: die-cast alloy

Safety

Idler-drive turntable: the idler wheel, main bearing and motor mounting decide the price far more than cosmetics. Check the platter spins without rumble at both speeds and that the original plinth/arm are present (a missing SME arm or a non-original plinth can halve the value).

01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number, Model / catalogue number, British capacitor code (Hunts, Mullard), Japanese capacitor code (Nichicon, Chemi-Con, ELNA), EIA component code, Version & era marker.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1966; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-listing reading: fair $137, good $159, excellent $227 USD · 3 sold listings (thin sample — indicative only) · as of 2022-11 – 2022-12. Vintage Turntables eBay SOLD-price table (https://vintage-turntable.com/thorens-values), 3 completed listings; fair/good/excellent are the observed minimum / median / maximum of those sold prices, not condition grades.