Quote Originally Posted by Bigman80 View Post
The Inspire Monarch turntable is superb. No doubt but why spend that much on what will only ever be second to a fully refurbished Technics SP10 MK2.

You don't need to spend that budget on anything else IMO. You could put a SME5 on it with your budget.

If you want belt drive, the best I've heard is the VPI. It's expensive and belt driven so that rules me out but I've not heard a better rubber bander.
At the moment I am open to all suggestions, this would probably be my last turntable change, so just want to get the right one for my needs.