New Turntable

I had an Ovation for about 12 years, then an Innovation Wood for two years, and I just got a Master Innovation this summer. Clearaudio turntables are great. Fit and finish, and overall quality are second to none, and if buying in the U.S. Musical Surroundings support is the best.

The Clearaudio turntables are all relatively straightforward to setup, and need very little maintenance. 

All three sound great, with each a significant improvement as you move up, especially in bass response. Since these are high mass, unsprung turntables you really want to have good isolation. I use a HRS isolation base for mine, and that in turn sits on a HRS EXR rack. 

I had a dustcover for my Ovation, to use only when not playing it. Building a dustcover for the  Innovation and Master Innovation is impractical, especially when using multiple tonearms. When I’m not playing records I use a platter mat to keep dust off the platter. 

If you want a dustcover I recommend getting one from Norm Cones at https://stereosquares.com. He’s great to work with on design and custom options. He also sells here on the Audiogon marketplace.

Clearaudio makes very nice equipment all the way around. Although I do not own one of their tables, I have their Double Matrix Pro Sonic cleaning machine and it is very well built and a pleasure to use. Up until this past March I did won a Rega P10 turntable. With it's light weight and interesting design, it was different than any of my other, or previous tables, The tonearm is fantastic. The P10 is probably the easiest turntable you could ever setup. Mine was new and came with an Apheta 3 cartridge which I did not use as I mounted my Transfiguration Proteus D. Very nice sound overall. Alas, it was one of three tables and I preferred my upper end Linn LP12 and my wife would not be happy if I sold the Nottingham she likes, so the P10 was used as trade fodder at TMR.

I owned a brand new Rega P10 but I have no hands on experience with the others. It is a nice piece of engineering, particularly the tonearm, and a very reliable TT. Unfortunately I sold it within 30 days as I found it somewhat bright. Very dynamic and fast but lacking warmth and bass. I ended up with a LP12 which has a better soundstage, better separation and more bass. The P10 would be a great choice for someone looking for a plug and play TT and I would recommend to use their cartridge in that case given limited tonearm adjustment functionality.

I agree with @ericba - of those, the P10 is by far the most fuss-free. You unpack it and ten minutes later you are up and running, and it's set up RIGHT right away, especially if you get it with a Rega cartridge. (The Apheta 3 is a good recommendation, and the cart comes with a bundle discount if purchased together with the P10). 

I have the Luxman PD 151 MKII with their accompanying cartridge and i am very happy with it. I love the heaviness of the unit and it is built solid. I also like that it has XLR inputs making for a better sounding connection and integrates easily with my pre amp. It also has RCA connections. I also recommend the dust cover. I know a couple Luxman dealers very well if that helps. I also have their phono pre amp. I think it is the E500. Happy to answer additional questions.