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Recommend an Entry Level Turntable (And maybe an integrated Amp)
correction, that listing is from Eugene in Canada, not Vlad. I wrote him, the gasket in that arm looks perfect. Verify proper double boxing with Eugene if you order from him. Vlad's current listings  https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/userads.php?u... 
Recommend an Entry Level Turntable (And maybe an integrated Amp)
that JVC Victor plinth is big and heavy, check the measurements, I had to order a deeper glass shelf for it.   
Recommend an Entry Level Turntable (And maybe an integrated Amp)
I’m gonna ask a question: can you keep this as a happy second system, enjoy it elsewhere, ... office, .... and start over piece by piece for a new music system? IOW, new speakers, probably used to move up within your budget. That is the biggest ... 
Phono Preamp upgrade
Return Options for Phono is Imperative IMO. Based on my experiences (below), I endorse your current plan, order all 3, listen via existing TT/cartridge, keep one. Later, a different Cartridge. Later, a different TT. Later yet???? ............... 
Tonearm for Technics SP-15
just for the record, both technics EPA-100 and EPA-250 are 235mm + 15mm overhang = 250mm effective length, the maximum length for the SP15 OEM bases. that's 9-7/8" effective length.  
Tonearm for Technics SP-15
Yes, I have an SME 3009, sliding plate, but no VTA on the FLY. I found a GST-1 just listed in New Zealand, sliding plate with VTA on the Fly, and magnetic anti-skate I'm pretty sure it will fit his SP15 Plinth, would need to confirm the rear len... 
Strange Problem: Philips 867 Turntable ...Please read
your preamp is plugged into ____? the amp?  
A decent integrated amp under 2K ...
I am very happy with my Cayin A88T this is what convinced me https://6moons.com/audioreviews/cayin/a88t.html if you search, you probably can find a new one just within your budget. I bought a used one, they are very solidly made.      
Tonearm for Technics SP-15
Plinth is Technics SH-15B3. Plinth manual says arm lengths: spindle to arm pivot (sap): 206 to 235 (sap = effective length minus overhang) rear portion of arm: for 206 sap is max 110mm; for 235 sap is max 97 https://www.vinylengine.com/library/... 
How do you know when a stereo sounds good?
when the music becomes so INVOLVING you forget about the equipment, get lost is the experience  
Tonearm for Technics SP-15
ralph, my friend has a unit in a plinth with a dust-cover. it looks like OEM Technics to me, I could check. Grace arm is in a circular removable board, also looks OEM, with a long oval cutout for various lengths. removable arm board looks like t... 
Tonearm for Technics SP-15
and, nobody ever answered, will the Victor 7082 fit SP15?  
Tonearm for Technics SP-15
Does anyone know if the gst-1 will fit on the SP15? spindle to pivot ____mm ? pivot to back of counterweight? height of gimbal from top of arm wand? height: to get ’up’ high enough for the SP15 platter height, is a spacer below the arm needed,... 
Tonearm for Technics SP-15
Acos Lustre GST-1 appears to have an early version of their VTA on the Fly. Would GST-1 fit on a Technics SP15? do we like this arm? concerns?  
Better CD Sound: The Search
Integra CDC-3.4, Mark II, with remote, delivered: $195. plus tax IF serial # has suffix ’M’, it’s a Mark II and uses remote RC-778c https://www.ebay.com/itm/313753241626