Forgive me for not addressing your specific question, but for whatever it's worth, one of my dealers, Sound by Singer, is very enthusiastic about the Avid tables. Given that they have had a 30/2 in the floor for about as long as I can remember, and are also a big Basis dealer and have regularly had the top Clearaudio tables on the floor, the endorsement would at least encourage further investigation if I were looking for a new table. That store has an enormous amount of product on the floor at all times, and the issue came up in response to the question I always pose to my salesmen when I go in there, specifically, "What's new that really has you excited?" I did not specifically discuss the top Avid table with anyone there, however.
I seem to recall from a prior thread that you have also expressed interest in the Brinkmann. Please come back and share your findings after you make a decision.
PS - I just went on Singer's website and their analog page discusses the SME 30, the Basis tables generally and the Acutis: http://www.soundbysinger.com/analogtf.html
I seem to recall from a prior thread that you have also expressed interest in the Brinkmann. Please come back and share your findings after you make a decision.
PS - I just went on Singer's website and their analog page discusses the SME 30, the Basis tables generally and the Acutis: http://www.soundbysinger.com/analogtf.html