Thorens TD-402 Direct Drive turntable

A new direct drive from Thorens

With new TD 402 DD Thorens presents a direct drive turntable for the first time for more than 30 years. TD 402 DD comes with an auto shut off function and with pre-installed AT 95VM E cartridge by Audio Technica that makes it the best buy in the high-quality middle class.
The styling recalls the famous Thorens TD series of the past but TD 402 DD is a completely new design that contains not only a very silent direct drive motor with switchable auto shut off but also new tonearm TP 72 with carbon tube and changeable headshell, a damped platter and an integrated phono stage for moving magnet cartridges that can be switched off when required. Even an optional auto start function is implemented that starts turning the platter once the tonearm is moved towards the record.
Fast ready to use

TD 402 DD comes ready to use. Only the platter has to be placed on the axis, the tonearm balanced and tracking force and anti-skating adjusted. Putting in a belt is not necessary since there is none. And later while playing the end of the record is reliably detected and the drive stops.
Finish

TD 402 DD comes with dust cover and a massive MDF plinth in piano black and high gloss walnut veneer on damping black rubber feet with silver rings. In combination with a top board of brushed aluminium, this emphasizes the noble look of that turntable.

Thorens TD 402 DD continues the range of best value for money record players that started with new belt driven TD 201 and TD 202 and rounds it up to the top. It delivers high quality at an affordable price and comes with the newest generation of Audio Technica VM cartridges that allows several upgrade steps by simply replacing the stylus up to a Shibata one.

Who is Thorens?

Thorens is a high-quality manufacturer of entry-level to premium end turntables, based in Switzerland. Thorens as a company is well established, with a history dating back as far 1883 with audiophile-grade turntables being added to their list of well-crafted products in the 1950s and the 1960s, models from which are still highly sought after and regarded as some of the best turntables of their time.