I got back into vinyl earlier this year. I cleaned up an old Garrard Lab 80. It was nostalgic at best.... but I enjoyed spinning records again. I looked at a few tables around $1000 and I decided to bump my budget and bought a Sota Escape , Origin Live Silver Arm and Ortofon Bronze. It is a great sounding table , worth every penny .
I am using Sutherland's entry level KC Vibe and am going to take advantage of my dealers trade up policy and buy a get the 20/20... I'll put some more hours on my Bronze and eventually pick up a MC.
I never really knew how good my records could sound until now. I have a few crates of mint and NOS unopened records and after a long hiatus I finally have a decent analog rig. Like a lot of us here I can't do it all at once but I am headed in the right direction hopefully.