I have the Ovation and use a VPI --- external box( it's 3 am and my brain retired some time ago) You know the one, gives exact speed and the ability to play 45s. No, not the little ones with the big hole, the Reference Recordings etc. Works quite well, called Basis before using it and they approved. Use SME iv and Denon 304.
Upgrade from Old Basis Ovation
I own a Basis Ovation turntable, which I purchased in 1990, along with a Triplanar tonearm and Van den Hul Grasshopper cartridge. I am considering whether to upgrade to a new turntable. If anyone on this board owns or owned the same turntable, and has since upgraded (whether to another Basis or to another manufacturer), I would appreciate hearing about your experience, what the new turntable does better/worse, etc.