Marantz TT-15S Opinions?

At a glance it looks a lot like the clearaudio emotion which sells for $999 with the satisfy arm but no cartridge. Note that the emotion uses a continuous run of wire from clips to phono cable- not sure about the Marantz. If the two are identical twins then the question is whether you like the clearuadio cartridge included with the Marantz at app.$600-$700. BTW, both tables appear to be pretty good value at <$2000 with cartridge.

its nice and the same as the clear audio. its gonna hold its value a bit better than the emotion because of the marantz badge.

Thanks everyone! I think pairing this with the Lehmann Black Cube, Graham Slee MK V or Trigon Vanguard phono preamps would be a good combo...what do you recommend? ANy other suggestions in this price range? (Budget $2k to $2500)

Good suggestions...thanks! I ended up with a VPI Scout with Signature tonearm, DynaVector 10x5 and the Musical Fidelity X-LPS v3 with AudioQuest Cobra and VPI TT ICs. Result - wonderful, full bodied and detailed sound...did a side by side with the new Rega Apollo CD and it is just in a different league altogether. Glad I got back into vinyl!