Jake,
How about a Denon 103, which has just come back from Expert Stylus with their white sapphire cantilever and ultra low mass Paratrace upgrade? My other one sounds just fabulous and tracks at 2.2 g. This has not been mounted since it returned from ESCo, as it's my spare. It is still in its ESCo jewel box. I could bring it to you in Stroud this weekend, or alternatively feel free to pop up to Cheltenham, if you want a listen to some R2R. I'd like £395 firm for this, as I don't need to sell it.
Best wishes
Charlie
R2R: Studer A820 1/2 inch 2 track; Otari MTR-12 1/4 inch 2 track; Sony APR 5003; Sony APR 5002; Studer A807/II. Vinyl: Platine Verdier Allaerts MC1B/Schroeder Reference & Model 2 Decca C4E/Hadcock 228 TRON Seven Reference phono. Keith Monks MkII RCM Other analogue source: Nakamichi Dragon with ANT4066 mods. Amplification: TRON Meteor preamp TRON Voyager 20B SET power. Speakers: Avantgarde Duo. Digital: computing at last with Prism Sound Lyra 2 A2D converter