I'm with Ruebent on this one. A few years ago, I had this table for all of a week before taking it back to my dealer to get something significantly better (and have since upgraded again). For the money I think it's OK, but seriously, the lack of a dust cover was a real deal breaker for me.
If you're looking for something inexpensive simply to test the waters with vinyl then either you'll abandon the format completely or want to upgrade to something better in pretty short order.
If you're already committed to vinyl, then I'd consider increasing your budget and moving up the product line. As you do, you'll also get a table bundled with a better cartridge than the Sumiko Pearl.
Greg
If you're looking for something inexpensive simply to test the waters with vinyl then either you'll abandon the format completely or want to upgrade to something better in pretty short order.
If you're already committed to vinyl, then I'd consider increasing your budget and moving up the product line. As you do, you'll also get a table bundled with a better cartridge than the Sumiko Pearl.
Greg