In December of 2012 I found a TD-160 in a garage, sharing a box with mice. I decided to buy it and restore it. I had no idea how the process would go or what the end result would be. I thought I might play it in my office. I was listening to a Rega P3-24 in my main system. The process was both challenging and rewarding. After completely dismantling, cleaning, lubing, repairing internals, adjusting suspension, and temporarily wiring new rca cables, (they'd been chewed by mice) I determined I could bring the table back to life, and started in on the custom plinth. Once the custom cherry plinth was completed, I dropped the table in, added new rca cables, and did a final suspension adjustment. When I finally plugged it into my main system as a test I was dumfounded. Could this table really sound that good? Could it really sound better than the P3-24? Well it did. And it does. And it now lives in the main system, while the Rega sits in the office.
The point is, if you're looking to listen to vinyl, you may want to buy the TD-321. If you're looking for a fun project, and can enjoy the process, get the TD-160. Or, buy the TD-321 and listen while working on the TD-160.