Who has heard & compared the good tables?

I have owned all you mention and more, except for the Teres.

What kind of comparison are you looking for?

Best value, most memorable or fun, best during the time in which they were created, most reliable, easiest to set up, most beautiful or perhaps best performance regardless of price ?

For a start, here is an article I wrote for Positive Feedback on evolution of source which is precisely on this subject.

Evolution

I agree with Dan on the upgrade path of Basis. In fact I was about to name a used Basis Debut Gold Mk IV as an "ultimate" cost effective goal.

The Walker is better, but a guy in my group just bought a Basis Debut Gold with Graham 1.5 ceramic arm for $3800.00. That's a lot of turntable for a reasonable price.

I also have a warm spot for the Well Tempered. I see them come and go for less than a grand and although no Basis Debut, it is a splendid performer and extremely quiet due to it's bearing design.

The only reason I have not mentioned Teres is because I owned all those other tables and have only heard the Teres at audio shows. While some show conditions are better than others it is pretty difficult to assume your hearing the turntable (or arm and cartridge) with all the associated equipment variables.

Chis and I spoke about the possibility of him bringing the big Teres to my home at some point. I can't imagine when he would have time with his backlog of orders but maybe a business trip will bring him this way and we can have a listen.

Sounds good to me Nick. And Nate, come on down ! We still have plenty of Tex-Mex food left.

Right this minute we have no sound. New cables on the way from Purist Audio and hope in the next week or so to have her back up and running. I would be very happy for you to come, turntable or not, but we need the system running to determine anything.

What cartridge is in the Teres? If you want to really go crazy, we could put my Koetsu Rosewood Platinum in your table and my new-unmounted Koetsu Jade Platinum in my rig.

I know my Rosewood so well I could tell immediately what the Teres is doing. Can't say the same about the new Jade as it arrived yesterday and not even out of the box.