Next step in Turntable

Chackster;

sota ?      As in SOTA turntables ?

I hear their name a lot,  They are in Delavan wi , about 30 miles from me , Milwaukee 

Do they suggest a tonearm? And accessories Or Is that left to us ? 
If, So , I guess a road trip is in order 

jeff 

Tablejocky:

I keep hearing of Brinkman Bardo from this string 
Im going to take a look at it ? DIrect Drive?

What it is sound signature compared to others ?

what arm goes best with it ?

seem like a reasonable deal 

Jeff

Mijostyn

so, I’ve listened to my entry level and I’ve listened to, a couple top of the line setups 
Lyra, airtight, etc

What would you recommend as that “ next step”

$10k seems very reasonable 

jeff

Gents;

Now, we are going in the direction I had hoped!

Definitive choices , not theory and should be , or according to another !

I love the latest posts :  

yes, my Budget is that , $10-15k 

The best systems I have heard , and listened to extensively
    Go from $25-$45k. They have all the good stuff
    The big question for me is “ can you get there” for $10k…….

But, My priorities are much more conservative 

Jeff

Chackster;

oooooooooo, Very pretty turntable setup 
It must sound very nice .  Why did you pick the reed arm vs others? My one buddy has a tri-planer 
The gray iron base looked really cool.
Older machine tools used cast iron for damping and scraped the ways 

I’m afraid to ask how much the cart iron base would be 

jeff

Tomic601:

It appears you are good one to talk to:

you have. Brinkman Bardo
denon Dd 
and SOTA 
and you have ass on arms ( triplaner etc) 

what is you spin in turntables ? And accessories Direct drive vs belt etc 

my head is spinning …..lol

Jeff