How much you paid for it certainly has everything to do with the answer to your question. Unless you paid too much, or something is wrong with it, you are not wasting your money. The TD126 was a fine sounding table in its day, and you would probably have to pay a lot more than you have in it for better today. It is certainly worthy of a decent cartridge.
A high-end shop may not be interested in an old Thorens, but I think you might be surprised how good it sounds. If the bearing never dried out, and everything works, it may be worth upgrading. Tonearm wire/cables, maybe tonearm/armboard.
A high-end shop may not be interested in an old Thorens, but I think you might be surprised how good it sounds. If the bearing never dried out, and everything works, it may be worth upgrading. Tonearm wire/cables, maybe tonearm/armboard.