Try this site for Thorens information and upgrades:
http://www.theanalogdept.com/thorens_dept_.htm
The 145 would make the basis of a much better turntable. Build a better plinth, add a better tonearm and cartridge, and you are off to the races.
The Denon I would sell. It is a complex little thing with its servo arm. When (not if; it will fail eventually) it fails you will find parts very difficult to acquire. I owned a DP47F for sometime; liked it but sold it as I did not wait for it to get so old I could not recover my money.
A basic belt drive turntable is about the most reliable device known to man (and woman).
http://www.theanalogdept.com/thorens_dept_.htm
The 145 would make the basis of a much better turntable. Build a better plinth, add a better tonearm and cartridge, and you are off to the races.
The Denon I would sell. It is a complex little thing with its servo arm. When (not if; it will fail eventually) it fails you will find parts very difficult to acquire. I owned a DP47F for sometime; liked it but sold it as I did not wait for it to get so old I could not recover my money.
A basic belt drive turntable is about the most reliable device known to man (and woman).