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Upgrading Turntable suggestions

I am looking to upgrade my Turntable.  I currently have a music Hall mmf 9.1 and looking to take the next step up.  My budget is $5K and when I say $5K this means table, tonearm and cartridge all in.
The rest of the system is a Vincent hybrid integrated sv237, Vincent phono pho700 and they are hooked into magnificent Martin Logan ethos.  Have at folks...GO!!!
polkalover
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noromance
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Put an idler like Lenco L75 or Garrard 301/401 in a good plinth with a Jelco 750 arm. (Don't use those hollow plinths on eBay)
sjtm
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Not sure what cart you are using, but I have the same TT and and recently upgraded from a Dynavector 10x5 to a Clearaudio Maestro V2 (MM).  I am playing thru a Marantz PM-11s3 with a built in phono stage.  Speakers are Focal Chorus 836V and SW800V sub.  Cart definitely tok sound to another level.  Clarity and fullness are everything I hoped for. I had the cart mounted at a local shop who did an excellent setup for a very reasonable fee. 
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anvil_turntables
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anvil_turntables
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Chakster
At what price point is spending money on a belt drive not a waste of money?
joegator81
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I was just in your situation and was worried I wouldn't notice an upgrade from my concept table with the same cart and phono pre BUT the Nottingham 294 was a clear step up and works beautifully w/ the concept MC cart... for now. I'd look preowned or demo and you should find something that should be a big step up in your price range as long as your Vincent's are revealing enough. 
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