dbphd, how did you tame the motor noise coming from the TD124?
The evolution of the Thorens was to eventually compete with the Linn Sondek hence the TD160 Super. Two reasons why I believe Thorens fell short;
1) Thorens made it more difficult to replace the tonearm since there TD124.
2) The TP16 tonearms didn't rise to the same standard as the Linn tonearms.