Best turntable under $2000

I have been extremely pleased with my Clearaudio Concept Wood MC. You should be able to get one used for under $2K. I have it paired to an iPhono II phono preamp. Pretty amazing sound for the money. 

1200gr

To respond to the preference for VPI, I have a VPI Aries 2 and it is a great table and with a Lyra Delos outclasses any sub $2000 turntable. But, as I recall, I paid close to $4000 for that table with JMW 10.5 arm. I also previously owned an original VPI Traveler, but IMO the 1200GR sounds superior to the Traveler. It is a superb deck for $1700 and my audio/music listening friends agree.

If you want a turntable for dummies (like the book series :) get a Rega with a Rega cartridge.  No setup required and the sound will be good but not nearly as good as it could be for the $,  
If you have some moderate capability to mount and align a cartridge then the GR would be difficult to beat.  A 1200GR with Nagaoka MP 500 for example will shred the sound of the P6 with Ania cartridge.  
The GR will give you a speed precise energetic, neutral sound.  
VPIs offer a lush, high mass belt drive sound that I have found to be overly warm and sluggish, along with lots of alignment skills required.  

@stevecham I was thinking about the VPI prime scout, but not sure about the cartridge. I will have to increase my budget here.

Then I also looked at vpi-super-prime-scout -https://www.upscaleaudio.com/collections/vpi/products/vpi-super-prime-scout . I am wondering if the VPI-super-prime-scout is worth the extra money?