Both are great looking and sounding decks (or in the case of the TD-124, can be with enough love, time and $$$). Which is better for you I think will largely depend on the following factors:
1- Do you want or require a deck w/ an active suspension system?
2- Do you want or prefer a belt-drive deck or an idler wheel drive?
3- Do you want a deck that you can setup and (pretty much) leave alone, or one that you can routinely and obsessively tweak and adjust?
4- Do you want a deck that you can (relatively) easily mount a 12" tonearm, or multiple tonearms?
5- Style - do you prefer the mid-century or 1980s look.
Seriously, it's all good. Specifically, what are you looking for in a turntable?
Bill
1- Do you want or require a deck w/ an active suspension system?
2- Do you want or prefer a belt-drive deck or an idler wheel drive?
3- Do you want a deck that you can setup and (pretty much) leave alone, or one that you can routinely and obsessively tweak and adjust?
4- Do you want a deck that you can (relatively) easily mount a 12" tonearm, or multiple tonearms?
5- Style - do you prefer the mid-century or 1980s look.
Seriously, it's all good. Specifically, what are you looking for in a turntable?
Bill