Turntable/arm short list suggestions, please.

I don't mean any offense to the Linnies out there but I think the design of the Linn is very out dated and the sound especially in the bass region is bloated. I think all tables with spring suspension systems in them tend to sound very lush. I myself use a Michell Gyrodec which I think has many of the strengths of the Linn with better bass but is also a spring suspended table. From what I have heard and read, VPI tables are great and require little fuss with set up. I think the Linn requires more expertise to get it to sound right. My table the Gyrodec is also a pain in the neck to set up right. I have heard fantastic things about the nottingham tables and if I were buying right now I would probably buy one of those. I also think the basis tables sound good and are easy to set up. I've had a Rega Planar 2 but not their higher end tables. It sounded good but shallow in the bass and used to hum with Grado cartridges. Lastly I would consider two factors in purchasing a table, 1)fuss with set up and 2)if it's used the fussier it is to set up the more difficult it will be to ship. Unless the person you are buying from has experience packing turntables the table may not arrive in good condition.