Mystery Cartridge on Thorens TD-160

[whiskeyriver]

I recently acquired another Thorens TD-160. It came from its original owner, and cake equipped with a cartridge that is a mystery to me. There are no markings or labels or any other kind of identifying information on it. Any assistance on what cartridge this may be would be greatly appreciated! Is it the one that came with the deck originally?

 

[Ilikevinyl]

Looks like an Audio Technica with the flip up stylus guard missing.

 

[whiskeyriver]

Looks like an Audio Technica with the flip up stylus guard missing.

Bingo. I did more research and it's an Audio Technica Precept PC110E.

EDIT: And after fiddling with it for a while, I have NO EARTHLY IDEA how to remove the stylus from the cartridge.

 

[Ilikevinyl]

The white part is the replaceable stylus. That pulls down and off. Remove the headshell from arm before you do that!! There's two very tiny magnets attached to stylus cantilever shaft. Make sure you don't snap them off while taking off and putting stylus back on! Notice that they fit in that small space.

 

[whiskeyriver]

The white part is the replaceable stylus. That pulls down and off. Remove the headshell from arm before you do that!! There's two very tiny magnets attached to stylus cantilever shaft. Make sure you don't snap them off while taking off and putting stylus back on! Notice that they fit in that small space.

The white part was so brittle it fell apart as I attempted to pull it down and off.

 

[Ilikevinyl]

The white part was so brittle it fell apart as I attempted to pull it down and off.

Sorry to hear that. Hope you find out what model the cartridge is, or buy a new cartridge.