This Thorens TD115 MKII , in near mint conditions, is mounted with a shure Me95ED cartridge. The turntable has beeen fully checked and it's working perfectly. It will be very carefully packed, protected and shipped with a reliable international carrier with insurance. Description: It is a semi-automatic belt turntable fitted with a velocity sensing electronic shut off commanding the motor to stop and the tonearm to raise. The activation of the auto-stop process is not position dependent but fully electronic and friction free. The nearly 3-pound cast zinc-alloy platter is belt-driven by a servo-controlled d.c. motor whose tachometer feedback is designed to maintain correct speed under load changes as well as line-voltage shifts. The low-mass Thorens tone arm is a straight tubular design in which the entire arm tube (or “wand”) unplugs for changing cartridges, unlike the usual plug-in shell arrangement. Although the unit is powered, the platter will not turn until a second plate is moved either right or left. If moved left (m) the motor is turned on, but the automatic arm lift is disabled, making the TD 115 MkII a fully manual player. If moved right (start) the player must still be cued manually, but at the end of a record the arm lifts and the motor shuts off. A copy of the original manual, the 45 RPM metal adaptor, and the power cord are included. When packing, the TP carbon arm with the cartridge, the Diecast platter, and the counterweight will be dismounted for secure transport. Technical Specifications Drive method: one step belt drive Motor: DC motor with 72-pole tachogenerator Speeds: 33 and 45rpm, 33, 45 and 78rpm (mk2) Speed control: electronic with load correction Pitch control: +-6% with illuminated stroboscope Platter: 1.3kg, 300mm, zinc alloy Wow and flutter: 0.05% Rumble: -68dB Tonearm effective length: 222mm Effective mass: 7.5g Overhang: 15.5mm Offset angle: 23 degrees Dimensions: 445 x 130 x 355mm Weight: 7kg