Turntables currently considered top of the range. Do you know what they are ?

Inna, No one of us thinks he is biased, in the sense that he or she thinks he or she cannot make an objective judgement.  And yet....

Well, we are all biased, it's matter of degree.

Those top tables sound different with the same cartridges, I bet. How do you compare them in your own system, I wonder? Buying $40k+ turntable without that would be...you find the right word.

The question to me is how you evaluate this in the real world, given the limitations that most brick and mortar dealers have, aside from their choice of top tier brand(s), which may limit you.

I would never say no to another table, or suggest that what I run is the "best"-- so many different factors, including arm mounting facilities, space, even aesthetics come into play. And isolation can be a beyotch with a high mass turntable. I actually had a structural engineer come here when we bought the place to evaluate isolating a Kuzma XL on an HRS plinth. He said no way. I use the biggest Minus K desk top for it, and it eliminates the footfall risks in an old landmark wooden house.

Downstairs I run an early SP-10 that I bought new in 1973.

I’ve heard (or not heard) various other high end tables over the years, from the Rockport to Albert’s SP-10 set up using Panzerholz, to the Brinkman that used a tube motor controller, to the Kronos. Have not heard the TechDas to my recollection. Lots of choices, and when you add up cost of arm(s), phono cartridges, cable and phono stage, it’s a big commitment.

I had a lot of records, so moving on up made sense. I had the Kuzma Reference with a Triplanar and the XL with Airline outperformed it in several respects (using the same cartridge), but you need to deal with isolation and an air compressor, and utilize a low compliance cartridge for best results in my estimation.

Most "lists" of great tables are likely not to get disagreement from me. I really think it depends on the user and some of the factors I mentioned above.

And don't forget Linn and Rega...they are Scottish

@overthemoon Linn is near Glasgow, Scotland; however, Rega is not in Scotland. They are headquartered in Essex, England, which is in the southeast closer to London.