FWIW, I recently purchased the Pioneer PLX 1000. Despite what someone has claimed, it is by no means a "cheap, plastic" TT. It's a beast, weighing over 30 lbs. I just installed a Hana SL cart and I'm getting amazing sound out of this system. All in, with tax for both TT and cart - under $1600. Read Herb Reichert's Stereophile review on the PLX 1000 on the Stereophile website. He calls it the best TT under $2,000.
