Sorry, not familiar with the later versions of the TP11 (heard it on the 146 and have seen them on other models of the period).
Think that there were different versions of the Ittok as well, but I'm too "read out" to look now and need to save my good eye for a "Billions" marathon following dinner.
I like the older Linn's, just don't feel that they are more desirable than the old Thoren's.
My Thoren's experience (ownership) has mainly been having them mated with early SME 3009/3012 tonearms, but I did like my stock/old TD165 (first version of the TP11) once I got it properly set up and even more after removing the bottom plate.
Don't understand why removing the bottom makes a difference (all my recent TT's/last 20 years/have been located outside the living room in a hall closet), but it does.
Tried adding a heavy plywood bottom plate (reccomended online tweak), but didn't care for it on the 165 and my 125.
DeKay