Try a different turntable?

I have tried out a several of VPIs and several of the Sotas and both are great tables. I tend to like the SME arms over the VPI arms and lean towards the Sota turntables for that reason. The SMEs are easier to set up and in my opinion sound better too. The best VPI I heard had a highly modified Rega RB 300/300 tonearm. It was scary good and blew the doors off the same table with a VPI arm. It was years ago and I do not remember the which VPI table as they have had so many different offerings over the years. I getting ready to audition a Thorens TD 2030 with a SME IV.Vi tonearm. I currently own a completely re-built Sota Star Nova Series 3 with a SME V. I did try the the SME IV.Vi on my Sota Star Nova and it sound much better than the SME V. I think the IV.Vi has better tonearm wire and does not have the static spring adjustment of the V for VTF the IV.Vi only allows VTF adjustment via adjusting the counter weight as opposed the spring and counter weight set up of the V. I am now starting to be a big fan of simple is best. Simple in most cases does sound best. The only real problem with the spring suspended Sotas is that you will have to replace the springs and when you do it is a real pain! Another good table that I set up for a client was an Origin Live and it is compact in size and it does sound real good. Hard to beat for the money.

The Origin live table I set up was the Sovereign. I hear their tables all have very similar sound.