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Pick my next tonearm....PLEASE

Finding a good tonearm around $1500 (used or new) is almost impossible.  I've pretty much narrowed it down to two:

Rega RB 2000
SME 309


My table is an old (ancient) SOTA Star.  I have a variety of cartridges (Grado reference, Monster Cable, etc.) so I don't think  I will have difficulty finding something that would match in terms of compliance.  
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rauliruegas
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Dear @russellrcncom : You just can't be wrong with the 309 that's a magnesium design that is a self damping material, removable headshell, silver wiinternal wiring and of course the extre quality production levels that SME has and that's second to none.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.
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mijostyn
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The SME 309 would be just fine. The Grado should perform perfectly in it.
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chakster
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Finding a good tonearm around $1500 (used or new) is almost impossible.

I don't think so, look for:
-Technics EPA-100
-Lustre GST-801 
-Victor UA-7082  

just to name a few very nice tonearms that you can probably find under $1500 

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bdp24
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Kuzma Stogi (or Stogi Ref if you get real lucky), Helius Omega.
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