Vpi 19mkIV or linn sondek 12

Thanks for the input. Seems like Linn could be a pain. Looks like Salvatore is for the VPI. Any more opinions on VPI vs. Rega?

Hey Kublakhan, are you bl@#%ing this Salvatore guy or what? :)

Am I mistaken, or is there not a single solid state product among his recommended components?

Oh, and in this price range, what about Basis, Michell and Rega tables? All are supposed to be excellent.

drubin, it is getting ridiculous but i really like this guy's site, what can i say? he does in fact have a 'few' ss pieces listed but you're right, not many.

jsbail, there are lots of oracles for some reason floating around these days for 6-700. i just got one for $600 w/ an alphason arm and for $300 more got a brooks burden upgrade. slap a nice cartridge on there and you have a nice table for 'cheap.' salvatore (oh, jeezus i did it again) has links to japanese denon direct sites (great deals) that will keep you withni your budget easily. - just a thought.

Jsbail, I've used a VPI MkIII for many years, and as Sdcampbell says, it "just sails along making great music." I've never had a bit of trouble with it, it stays solidly aligned and set-up, and it's also very easy to set-up initially. The VPI MkIII and MkIV tables are a great value in my opinion. The VPI's are also very compatible with a number of different tonearms. (ET, Rega, VPI's own JWM) Basis, Michell and Rega are also very good tables in this price range, but I think its awfully hard to beat the VPI MkIV. One other point to note, VPI is continually improving their top products and making many of those improvements available as upgrades for the VPI MkII-IV tables. They have a long track record of doing this very successfully and at a very modest cost.