Jean, You have a decided idler bias. EMTs are stratospherically high in price these days, even for examples in really nasty condition.
For much less money than Jean's #1,2, 4, and 5 choices, and for a direct-drive option, I suggest Denon DP75 or DP80. Although they have gained a lot of recognition in the last few years, the prices are still way below $1000 for the chassis'. I slightly preferred my fully serviced and updated DP80 to a fully serviced SP10 Mk2, so I sold the latter, kept the Denon. I don't necessarily endorse the lesser Denons in that series.
For much less money than Jean's #1,2, 4, and 5 choices, and for a direct-drive option, I suggest Denon DP75 or DP80. Although they have gained a lot of recognition in the last few years, the prices are still way below $1000 for the chassis'. I slightly preferred my fully serviced and updated DP80 to a fully serviced SP10 Mk2, so I sold the latter, kept the Denon. I don't necessarily endorse the lesser Denons in that series.