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So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000?

Pretty much as the title says.
Have been looking for a while for a decent DD table to add to my lot.
Have bought a few lower end ones and ultimately been dissapointed.
Now I know there were/ are literally hundreds of choices from the Japanese Golden era of DD tables.
Looking for suggestions from actual owners of solid DD tables up to about $1000 .
I have read and read but nothing substitutes for real experience.
This would likely not be my primary table, my Garrard 401 has that position for now.

Thank you.
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I was going to suggest a Goldmund Studietto (with the JVC motor only!) however I think it might be almost double your budget.
Also they are hard to find in pristine shape.
I own two of them and I'm going to list one soon (a showroom demo I never used.
Nothing beats them, once you remove the 3-spring suspension and replace them with sorbothane pucks ;~)  They have a slightly concave platter, so a Goldmund Reflex Clamp is a 'must have'; and Goldmund Cones take the whole thing up another notch.  Those two accessories will cost $350 - to $450 if purchased separately
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