bignamehere mentioned some good options to look at in that price range. I'd also take a look at the MoFi Ultradeck. I heard one recently and was impressed.
I have the Clearaudio Emotion which is very similar to the Marantz and it's a great turntable for the money. I owned the Concept and thought it sounded great, but it didn't work in my system. I have springy floors and couldn't wall mount it. Very sensitive to footfalls. I have a Music Hall 7.1 and that may be my best turntable. I currently have it setup with an old Shure V15 MKIV cart with a Jico SAS stylus, neither of which are very expensive. Sounds great!
I have the Clearaudio Emotion which is very similar to the Marantz and it's a great turntable for the money. I owned the Concept and thought it sounded great, but it didn't work in my system. I have springy floors and couldn't wall mount it. Very sensitive to footfalls. I have a Music Hall 7.1 and that may be my best turntable. I currently have it setup with an old Shure V15 MKIV cart with a Jico SAS stylus, neither of which are very expensive. Sounds great!