LP's... Do they sound better now than 30 yrs ago?

Thanks for all the input! I think I wont waste my money on a 2-300 TT. I will save up and buy something better. Sounds like I would be better off buying old lps that are in good shape! Thanks Again! More Input would be fine!

@markmendenhall - there are plenty of threads here and on other fora that sing the praises of US cleaning. I've owned both the Audio Desk and the KL. But, since I'm buying a lot of old records, particularly UK and EU post psych stuff, circa 1967-71 or so, I need the ability to clean out groove grunge that, in my experience, ultrasonic alone doesn't always effectively accomplish. I use US cleaning in combination with a vacuum machine, and for problem records, use a fairly strong cleaner- AIVS #15, followed by a pure water rinse. My next ultrasonic will be a DIY, because it offers more flexibility.  Many of the DIY US adherents get in way cheaper than the made for LP machines, but I'm after the feature set and flexibility. I use a point nozzle type vacuum machine, which doesn't have some of the issues that the more conventional wand type vacuum machines do. Rushton Paul wrote what I think is a seminal article posted elsewhere on this site, synthesizing his learning from a very lengthy thread on DIYaudio on US cleaning machines; he also experimented with filtration, a pump, and chemistry (the surfactant that breaks surface tension of the water and enhances cavitation). Well worth reading in my estimation. 

Thank you whart, so if a good scrubbing using a VPI 16.5 for example results in a an improvement in album playback from a zero (very dirty album but one in good condition otherwise) to a 6.5 or 7 on a scale of 1-10, where does the needle move towards a perfect 10 using a good ultrasonic cleaner in addition to the mechanical cleaning?   

Do not scrubb - soak with good fluid, you are pushing dirt deeper into the groove.

Bill, I propose an experiment. I will send you one record that I cleaned on Okki Nokki machine with Audio Intelligent fluids. Listen to the record, then clean it using your usual ultrasonic plus vacuum cleaning routine, and listen to it again. Then send it back to me and I will listen to it. Then we'll compare notes. This should be interesting. Your system has much higher resolution than mine, but what I have is very sensitive to small changes. I have two copies of the record I would send you, exactly the same pressing, so I would be able to directly compare.