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I have a Rega P8 with the Ania cartridge and I am very pleased with the sound. Easy to set up too.
There's a lot of good options and be realistic with how much you like or dislike setting up and tweaking. If you don't P8 is great set-up and forget - if you do VPI and others may be a better fit for you. And if you want to really go down the analog path at some point the internal phono stage will be your weak link.