Audiooracle -
In the Raven AC price range I would look also at the Spiral Groove & Basis turntables. Halcro's comments above are on the money re the Raven.
The new Merrill Williams is dramatically less expensive than the Raven, yet can easily compete with the Raven
It is not possible to compare anything to a Raven...if that was the case I would have gotten a Raven years ago and then I could easily tell you if these other tables are way better or not.Seems to be a contradictory comment here - you are saying that the MW is as good as a Raven, but you have never heard a Raven in your system.
In the Raven AC price range I would look also at the Spiral Groove & Basis turntables. Halcro's comments above are on the money re the Raven.