Turntable/Tonearm Advice

Thanks. Resale is not a consideration. I've had the SOTA Comet that I'm using now for 15 years. When I get something, I keep it.

I've been leary of a vacuum table. Clearly you all like them. How loud is the SOTA vacuum? How far away from the listener would it have to be to be totally inaudible? I have a very quiet listening room.

Rockinrobin - As you're the only one who's mentioned OL, what do you think of their build quality? Also, the tonearms have a ball hanging from a thread for anti-skating. Is this annoying? I keep thinking that everytime I move the arm, the ball will be swinging around and I'll have to wait for it to come to rest before lowering the arm onto the record. Maybe it's a non-issue but I'd appreciate your thoughts.

Thanks, Rockinrobin. Your comments are very helpful. Anything to say about the SOTA vacuum? Virtually everything I've ever read has been positive, but I'm still apprehensive about having a vacuum motor running a few feet away. And it's something else mechanical to have fail. One of my concerns about the OL table is that it uses a DC motor, which are noisier than AC motors.