Goldring Lenco GL75 vs Thorens TD 145
Side-by-side specifications and a plain-English account of the recorded differences. Full profiles: Goldring Lenco GL75 · Thorens TD 145.
| Specification | Goldring Lenco GL75 |
Thorens TD 145 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £220 (used) | Highlighted difference. £200 (used) |
| Category | Vintage | Vintage |
| Status | discontinued | discontinued |
| Years | 1967–1973 | 1974–? |
| Drive | idler drive | belt drive |
| Speeds | Highlighted difference. 16/33/45/78 rpm | 33/45 rpm |
| Operation | manual | semi-automatic |
| Cartridge supplied | None | None |
| Phono stage | No | No |
| USB output | No | No |
| Bluetooth | No | No |
| Platter | dynamically balanced zinc alloy, approx 4 kg | zinc-alloy, two-piece |
| Tonearm | Lenco knife-edge bearing arm | Thorens TP-16 |
| Wow & flutter | — | — |
Practical differences
Highlighted cells show a lower reference price, support for more listed speeds, or the presence of a convenience feature. They are not an overall score.
The Thorens TD 145 undercuts the Goldring Lenco GL75 by £20 — £200 against £220.
The Goldring Lenco GL75 spins its platter via idler drive; the Thorens TD 145 uses belt drive instead. Neither is objectively better — a rubber idler wheel driving the platter rim directly, giving huge torque and a punchy, immediate character that's become a specific taste among collectors versus a motor that's mechanically isolated from the platter by an elastic belt, which is the usual route to a quieter noise floor — the default choice across most of hi-fi.
Operation differs: the Goldring Lenco GL75 is manual, the Thorens TD 145 is semi-automatic.
Bottom line: the Thorens TD 145 has the lower reference price; the table shows which documented features change with the £20 gap.
Merchant searches
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|---|---|---|---|
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Merchant searches
2 UK merchants handle used or discontinued decks like this — each outbound link searches the deck on that merchant’s site.
| Merchant | Type | Delivery | Product search |
|---|---|---|---|
| eBay UK | used marketplace | Varies by seller | Search at eBay UK ↗ |
| Vinyl Revival | music retail | UK delivery | Search at Vinyl Revival ↗ |