I have been on the hunt for the best turntable I can buy. Any suggestions?

Right now, the best I have is a Technics SL-10  But, I am on the hunt for a fantastic, buzz free, high fidelity turntable....  im thinking under $450

If you think you can buy anything better than your Technics SL-10 under $450 then you're terribly wrong! All you need is a p-mount cartridge for SL-10  and a good service. It's a great turntable. 

Sell me your SL-10 and buy yourself Technics new reference class SP-10R , order or made custom plinth and buy '10.5 or '12 inch tonearm and cartridge of your choice.

If you want to sell your Technics SL-10 let me know! 

A pal asked me for advice because he wanted to get serious about a new turntable. 
He was willing to go "up to 5k all in."  I put together a bunch of options with links and prices. He ended up buying a used Sony on Craigslist for "a few hundred."

:))

Techniques have some excellent TT,s but the cartridge an arm can make or break any TT regardless of how many shekels you dole out for it. As for my tastebuds; Thorens TD 124 / SME 3009 S2 improved /Van Den Hul Frog Gold.

Do you mean Technics? They made absolutely fantastic high-end tonearms such as EPA-100 mk2 (with Boron-Titanium tube, Ruby Ball bearings and unique dynamic damping mechanism) which is very expensive and rare, definitely much better than SME and most of the modern high-end tonearms.