well i ended up going with Rega. The contact from sparkler was kind of a jerk, CEC has the belts which I'm not so sure about long term, and I couldn't get a response from anyone affiliated with Lector or the company itself (same went for metronome). I am amazed how many companies that charge so much for their products have such s**t service. Anyways Rega has a lifetime warranty and they are still updating their products so I'm good.
Thanks all