New Turntable.


Thinking Denon DP-29F, TEAC TN-180BT-A3, Audio-Technica AT-LP70X, Crosley C100. Or used SL1300 that is very old. i will upgrade cartridge to VM95SH.

jimbennet

@jimbennet stated  " Or used SL1300 that is very old " which seems to be a purchase being considered?

HiFi Shark is offered to help with used market

 later states " Those are used eBay items. I want new " ??

There are many many TT's recently released and in our budget, why limit oneself to a shortlist of Three Models?

There are many many many TT Models to be considered when having the used market for TT's included in your investigation, options that could be discovered to easily surpass the 3 x TT's shortlisted.     

The Fluance is within the price range of the tables that you listed. It is sold factory direct ( no dealer markup ) with a 30 day return policy. I doubt that you would go wrong with that table!!

https://www.fluance.com/tt/turntables

I encourage you to up your budget to this AT120 model,

https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT-LP120XUSB-Direct-Drive-Hi-Fidelity-Anti-Skate/dp/B07N3S4X3P/ref=sr_1_5?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OoQpsu6xskI-3B7oNv6c8HHap2a5Tm-yrOfbDTr6rIw-98-qE4RWkWydHWwJCk94tmC4vO2trr1gwcJIubUenB0-6sA4c148IvWCIrByl9wONCixaF4YffjOY54Fj3rAlBuYoI0cfjhz3foswTHvq3TwlK8ezb7qLmwAB1YVY475wJ--Ret5c9Y3Z51hBFZbuCy1TC_UpJ6vjVoGUvYd1SBgyvToBjhAxIoRTTqYEog.2uUARoqAccDNgxEhL8y8Ot795Xy1vgkfpRONRdViyFo&dib_tag=se&keywords=turntable&qid=1755955368&sr=8-5&th=1

Direct Drive, Removable Headshell, (think long, a small collection of cartridges, including a true mono one, eventually MC)

optional internal MM Phono EQ, surprisingly I preferred it to my McIntosh C28’s MM Phono. I had one for years between my Thorens TD124 and current JVC setup. Allows you to calmly search for dedicated MM/MC/SUT phono stage you prefer, and always have ability to play LPs if problems occur.

If you like, many wood surround/base units are made

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/wood-surround-for-audio-technica-at120-technics-1200-and-technics-1210

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I'd also encourage raising the budget for your cartridge, to their VM540ML

https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/vm540ml

Channel Sep of the 95 is only 23db, this has 28db, and close channel balance of 1.0db. Both work together for excellent imaging, which is all Phantom, relying totally on the cartridge's ability to reproduce the engineer's intentions captured in the grooves.

Cartridge & Stylus
Frequency Response 20-27,000 Hz
Channel Separation 28 dB (1 kHz)
Vertical Tracking Angle 23°
Vertical Tracking Force 1.8-2.2 g (2.0 g standard)
Stylus Construction Nude square shank
Recommended Load Impedance 47,000 ohms
Coil Impedance 2,700 ohms (1 kHz)
DC Resistance 800 ohms
Coil Inductance 460 mH (1 kHz)
Output Voltage 4.0 mV (at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
Output Channel Balance 1.0 dB (1 kHz)
Stylus Shape 2.2 x 0.12 mil MicroLine®
Cantilever Aluminum tapered pipe
Static Compliance 40 x 10-6 cm/dyne
Dynamic Compliance 10 x 10-6 cm/dyne (100 Hz)
Mounting Half-inch
Dimensions 17.3 mm (0.7") H x 17.0 mm (0.7") W x 28.2 mm (1.1") D
Accessories Included Six cartridge installations screws (5mm x 2, 8mm x 2 and 10mm x 2), two washers, two round nuts, non-magnetic screwdriver, brush, lead wire set
Mounting Feature Half-inch mount
Recommended Load Capacitance 100-200 pF
Replacement Stylus VMN40ML
Stylus Size 0.12 x 2.2 mil
Type VM Type
Weight 6.4 g (0.2 oz)