New to the Circle as of Today! I am very excited about my newest purchase; A Thorens TD150. The store I bought it from gives it a 90 day guarantee. I believe it is the Mk I, as the original tonearm has no anti skate feature. I was told that the bearing was cleaned and new "grease" was installed along with a new belt. I was a little surprised about the grease though. I figured that a turntable of this vintage would use oil for the bearing lubrication. It is in pretty good condition. Some minor cosmetic stuff but nothing serious. I would, eventually, like to upgrade the tonearm to a Jelco or an SME but am open to other suggestions. It did not come with a cartridge. I would like to get it up and running with the existing tonearm though. I have not listened to vinyl since I was in college (1981), and , as you can imagine, I have some sense of urgency about getting it up and running. Hee. hee. After doing some research online, It seems that Audio Technica, Nagaoka, and possibly Shelter cartridges might be a good match. Do I need a low or high compliance cartridge for this arm? Any help would be most welcome. I also read someplace that the lack of anti skate on the arm can prove to be destructive to LP's , that it can put undo wear on them. True? Would a Denon DL103 work with this arm?
