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New Turntable Direction

It's been a long time since I sought the opinions of the community.  I have been a happy Linnie for 20+ years stopping after upgrades with the Ekos, Cirkus, Lingo, and suspension.  I still have my Shelter 90X.  A recent upgrade inquiry resulted in approximately 6K investment in my table and this just doesn't seem to make sense considering it's age.  I have considered investing the 6K in a new table and staring all over.  I have initially looked at Oracle, VPI, and Basis in part because they have been around for as long as I have been doing this.  For what it is worth my phono stage is still a Rhea.  So what do you think new table or another Linn upgrade and if new table what brand?  As always I appreciate your feedback.
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terry9
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I was a less committed Linnie when I discovered Nottingham Analogue.

Long long ago I auditioned quite a bit, but whenever I auditioned the latest and greatest LP12, it was never that much better than my Basic. Maybe it was setup, or I had an exceptional cartridge, can't say, but I never did hear enough difference to justify the money. Then I heard a NA Hyperspace, and on a leap of faith bought the precursor to the Dais, unheard. Now THAT was a sonic leap.

The next time I heard that much improvement was my DIY all-air-bearing turntable.

The big limitation of the NA is that they have NO suspension. That works for me because my TT's rest on massive cabinets bolted to the (house) frame and bolted to concrete, which is poured onto the granite of a tectonic plate. Also, far from the nearest highway or railroad track, and even a good distance from the nearest commercial establishment. So it's real quiet.

Also, the NA works well with the biggest bargain in high end audio: TransFi Terminator air bearing tonearm, the best tonearm south of the cost of a new car. IMO. Anyway, works for me. YMMV
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