There are literally 100’s of great options you can choose from and the advice you are getting is all relevant and useful. I’ll comment on the ops statement ......‘As I’m getting older, I need a no fuss, durable and low maintenance system.
I’m also getting older and just did an upgrade to my system that I’m very happy with. Lately, I’ve been buying more and more 45rpm records and my last fully manual turntable was a pain everytime I went back and forth between 33’s and 45’s, manually changing the belt on the spindle. So, I just bought new the Thorens TD 1601 semi automatic turntable, along with a Soundsmith cartridge. Plays great, sounds wonderful and best of all is no fuss, durable low maintenance. And, of course fits perfectly within your budget.
I’m also getting older and just did an upgrade to my system that I’m very happy with. Lately, I’ve been buying more and more 45rpm records and my last fully manual turntable was a pain everytime I went back and forth between 33’s and 45’s, manually changing the belt on the spindle. So, I just bought new the Thorens TD 1601 semi automatic turntable, along with a Soundsmith cartridge. Plays great, sounds wonderful and best of all is no fuss, durable low maintenance. And, of course fits perfectly within your budget.