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Marantz TT15S1 Turntable. Any opinions 1500.00 Budget. Recommendations

I need a new turntable and looked at Rega, Pro-Ject and Music Hall. Those are all tables I can buy locally.  Looking at Clear Audio but would have to be ordered. I saw a review of the Marantz turntable and see that it was designed but Clear Audio and has a 700-800 cartridge that comes with it. Trying to keep my budget at about 1500.00. Anybody have one of these that could give me an opinion? Any other recommendations in that price range with cartridge? Not opposed to used. Will be playing it through a Luxman 505U integrated. Thanks for any help.
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smrex13
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I have the Marantz and the VPI Traveler, and I much prefer the Traveler.  There were a few issues with the Marantz that I didn't like.  1) Is it all acrylic and seemed to pick up a lot of static.  2)  The tonearm cable is captive.  I have had great success swapping out phono cables with the Traveler, and you can't do that with the Marantz.  You are tied to the quality of their cable, and there's no easy way to burn it in.  3) The outboard motor seems to move around a lot and I had to constantly reposition it to make sure it wasn't touching the plinth.

And most importantly, I think the sonics of the Traveler are superior.  More detail, open soundstage, deeper bass.  

Just my 2 cents.  YMMV.
Scott 
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