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I'd like to hear recommendations for Turntables under $5,000

I had a reconditioned Thorens TD-160 Super. I'd like to know from people who own them, What you recommend looking at? My focus is less than $3,000 but I'm in like with some of the old VPI Classics, Prime, Prime Signatures  which is why I say 3-5K in the title and am looking for recommendations on anything in this range? Make and model. 
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lenmc2964
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Second the  Michell Gyro SE
tzh21y
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I bet the SME V would sound Killer on the Michell
tzh21y
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Let me know what you here differently between the Michell and the SME.  I really liked the michell, better than the SME but it could have been the cartridge as the sme had a benz wood on it and it was an SME 20/3.  The Michell had a ortofon cadenza black with techno arm.
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chakster
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Find yourself a Luxman PD-444, you can buy it under $5000 
This is amazing direct drive turntable for two tonearms, motor made by Micro Seiki, i use two of them, they are superheavy, so i made custom metal racks for them. I like those LUX so much, so i don't use my Technics SP-10mkII anymore. 

more about Luxman PD-444: http://www.thevintageknob.org/luxman-PD444.html 
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nandric
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Dear chakster, ''you can buy it under $5000''. This remind me

about Marie Antoinette. When informed that people protest because

they have no bread to eat she asked the question: ''why then they

don't eat cookies?'' Why should anyone buy ''your PD-444'' instead

of an SP-10 mk2 if one use just one tonearm?

Does the TT with two tonearms possibility sound better than the

one with just one?

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