Turntable advice

+1 for VPI Classic

Plan on spending some money on record cleaning equipment! A carbon fiber brush at a minimum. Without it, you won't be able to enjoy the music without the distraction of clicks and pops.

Caution: The VPI Classic recommendation above is not what you want as you are specifically asking for ease of cartridge adjustment. At first, It will take you hours to get it right, more like days. Of course, after 9 years with one, it is a piece of cake and I get it done under an hour. Digital is easy, analog is hard. Just know that before you dive in. Less expensive tables with less adjustments will ease the process but you will regret it later as your options to get a sound to your liking will be limited. You are thinking wisely when you state a table with no VTA or azimuth adjustments turns you off. It should.

@baylinor the OP may need to explain what ease of cartridge alignment means. They may mean being able to dial it in correctly. In the original post, it was stated that the Rega P6 was a turn off because of lack of VTA or azimuth adjustment. The Classic has everything he was asking for considering the jig for the tonearm and ability to align the cartridge against it. I too owned the Classic for almost as long. I found it is easy to align a cartridge to sound good after the learning curve. 

I recently purchased the Gold Note PH-10 and PSU-10. So far I’m really liking it. Lots of settings for various carts. But having those settings available on the fly on the front of the unit is a huge plus.