Tagyerit - Which turntable did you ultimately get? I can vouch for Sbank's comments. I am the second owner of a Thorens TD 146 with a Grado Silver cartridge, and it sounds worlds - no, galaxies better than my dad's old Technics turntable with a audio-technica "P-mount" cartridge. However, his Technics was a "linear tracking" model. I'll bet a Technics P-mount turntable with a conventional arm would sound better, but not as good as a Thorens. I'd like to try a used conventional arm Technics if I find one cheap; I was always curious of how one sounded after I learned about the disadvantages of "linear tracking". -JB