P3RS, P6, Marantz TT or RP8


I am trying to decide which turntable I want to purchase. It has come down to these. New or used. I am also considering an older Clearaudio Champion level 2. I would be using my current Benz wood cartridge no matter which turntable.

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@wolf_garcia Rega turntables work flawlessly with their own cartridges.  Adjustments like VTL are not necessary as everything is set to spec by design.  For the customer who wants to know that everything is right, that his/her records will sound their best, but who does not want to mess around with all of the variables involved with set up, the Rega approach makes a lot of sense.  

I know that the Rega guys have that "we don't need to adjust it" approach and that's fine and, of course, their tables and tonearms are well regarded...still, since pretty much everybody else allows adjustment with no negative issues when designed properly, I'll simply stick with one of those.

I would wait out for a used Dr. Feichert Volare and skip all the Regas and Marantz. 
Not familiar with Clearaudio Champ 2. 
Another option is VPI. I own Prime X and like it a lot. 
TMR has a used one here https://tmraudio.com/products/vpi-prime-x-belt-drive-turntable-no-cartridge

Has a VTA adjustment tower which helps make precise VTA adjustments. Yes the unipivot tonearm can be a pain with VTF and Azimuth but once dialed in, sounds amazing. 
 

The new Pro-Ject Debut Reference 10 has a lot to recommend it. All tonearm adjustments are made via set screws…including azimuth and VTA.  The 10” arm has superior bearings and comes with a mass appropriate cartridge made for them by Ortofon, based on a 2M Red. Its design feature is discrete L/R coil pins with no shared ground, allowing “balanced” connection…like all MC carts. $1499.00 so in the same category.