I'd like to hear recommendations for Turntables under $5,000


I had a reconditioned Thorens TD-160 Super. I'd like to know from people who own them, What you recommend looking at? My focus is less than $3,000 but I'm in like with some of the old VPI Classics, Prime, Prime Signatures  which is why I say 3-5K in the title and am looking for recommendations on anything in this range? Make and model. 
jahatl513

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Dear chakster, ''you can buy it under $5000''. This remind me

about Marie Antoinette. When informed that people protest because

they have no bread to eat she asked the question: ''why then they

don't eat cookies?'' Why should anyone buy ''your PD-444'' instead

of an SP-10 mk2 if one use just one tonearm?

Does the TT with two tonearms possibility sound better than the

one with just one?

Dear Lew, Yes Antoinette was Austrian but in those times French

was the obligatory language for the elite. However I am more

interested in what you said than Marie. If I can get your Kenwood

for $3500 I will transfer the money tomorrow.  After that I will

ask my Slavic brother chackster which one, his or yours, is better

and for much less money than $5000.

Dear Lew, This is the second time that you refer to your wife as

the possible solution for my ''problem'' to get your Kenwood L07D.

My impression is then that you would sooner part from your wife

then from your Kenwood. We have the same hobby but are different.

I asked my son to bury me with my cartridges and (between) my

speakers. I have no idea why you are so obsessed with TT's?

My reason is the fact that I don't own a horse.  

The most turntables are bellow $5000. So the question ''which one

of those'' is pretty curious. Who among the members has any idea

about the ''most turntables'' bellow $5000?