Ayre DPS Bauer vs Artemis Labs

There is one big difference between these two turntables that would lead me to choose the Artemis, all other things being equal. The Artemis uses a kind of capstan to wrap the tape drive around the platter. This has a very important effect to greatly reduce belt creep, a major drawback of belt-drive. Also, tape drive is a good way to go. I am rather surprised that no one has mentioned it. I don't think Artemis has done a good job of "selling" this feature.

On the other hand, I think Artemis uses DC motor and DPS uses AC synchronous. For much more uncertain reasons, I prefer AC.

IME, a good AC power supply is a major upgrade for any AC synchronous motor-driven belt-drive. Save your shekels and eventually buy the Ayre PS, is my advice. You will appreciate it even more, having gotten accustomed to the sound of your tt without it.

Add a good motor controller to the Hyperspace, and you will also experience a major epiphany. I used a Walker Audio MC on mine and was quite surprised and amazed at what it does; I had been very skeptical prior to hearing the difference in my own system.