I might suggest settling on a table, but be thinking of the cartridge and arm as a unit. By that, I mean think of which cartridges and which arms will mate well together, as opposed to, say, buying an arm and then being resticted to cartridges with which you may or may not be pleased.
As Twl, says, the Nottinghams are very fine tables, though I don't find them to sound like the Linns that I have heard over the years. The 'Nots are much livlier and "tuneful", at least to my ear. They are very easy to setup, given a massive stand or a solid wall mount. For around the budget you state, a Spacedeck can be had mated with either a Spacearm, Origin Live Silver, or perhaps spend a tad more for a Graham or Moerch.
To be fair, however, there a number of used TT's in your price range and I'm sure others will suggest their favorites. Choose the one that sounds best to YOU.
As Twl, says, the Nottinghams are very fine tables, though I don't find them to sound like the Linns that I have heard over the years. The 'Nots are much livlier and "tuneful", at least to my ear. They are very easy to setup, given a massive stand or a solid wall mount. For around the budget you state, a Spacedeck can be had mated with either a Spacearm, Origin Live Silver, or perhaps spend a tad more for a Graham or Moerch.
To be fair, however, there a number of used TT's in your price range and I'm sure others will suggest their favorites. Choose the one that sounds best to YOU.