Pro-Ject turntables

I think the Pro-ject turntables sound very good. I have heard the Extension 12 at length and thought it was a great price performer. A friend purchased one and used an Ortoform arm in a Shindo/Devore system with excellent results.

Wolf, they come to your home, and they are very nice, but they only visit Rega turntables.

In the $2,500 to $6,000 range you do have a large number of choices. I have a Basis and a SME 10. I can readily recommend both, they are great turntables; and both can be bought used in your price range.

Another thought for you in the Pro-ject line is ordering an Xtension 12 without the arm and using an Ortofon RS-309D tonearm.

I have a couple of friends using that setup with Ortofon SPU cartridges. They are both very happy with the combination