@grislybutter Sorry you had a bad experience with the Music Fidelity MMF 2.2, I am having a good experience with a used MMF 5.3. However, I purchased from an online retailer that set it up properly. You may want to make a trip to a dealer or find someone locally who can properly set up whatever you purchase, if you don’t buy new, from the factory. I dropped $1,100 on the used MMF gear plus another $400 or so to upgrade to a decent hi-output moving-coil cartridge. Before that, I had attempted to get two used DJ tables operational but never managed to eliminate hum emanating from an unshielded transformer. I finally solved the setup problems I was having with the MMF purchase. Cartridge setup and turntable maintenance is not for the faint of heart.
just my $0.02.