For the 1200 range, I recommend a rega 25. That's what I have. A friend of mine who's a turntable guru said I should stick with that instead of 'moving up' to a Linn. Another who has owned both commented that the Linn was very frustrating because it constantly went out of whack while his Rega 25 was set and forget. I've used mine for six months now and have never needed to adjust it. I use it with the super-elys cartridge/ARC PH-3/BAT vk5i/Virgos and get excellent sound. Blows my $3000 Sony XA7ES CD player out of the water. I might upgrade to a planar 9 someday, but frankly I don't see any need for improvement.
