Should I keep the Turntable or sell it?

@bignamehere 

Just choose what sound preference , ergonomics , features and looks that you want. Its you that lives with it , not some zealot who can,t for some reason accept his opinions are not the facts he claims. DD is not everyone's cup of tea at any price . Many tried and dumped the new technics and the vintage Japanese tables , the same way some pass on belts or idlers. 

Although I like all drives and respect their individual strengths,  and the way one person from the next comes at the same problems and needs differently , I still recognize and am fully aware of the weaknesses they have individually as well. What makes me quietly chuckle through all the dumping on belt drives and praise of the claimed superior DD.....in all the fervor and chosen information and stats on the best tables of old and the DD....most of the units from the east with pedigree status....had either the micro name on it or a good deal of engineering and manufacturing in it.....and they dropped the DD and focused on some only very good  to excellent belt drives.....I believe any company as highly regarded as micro was and is in all things turntable, choosing belted turntables speaks volumes.  They were not a cottage industry company like many see belt drives as and they sold high quality , not marketing. 
If you enjoy it, it makes you want to play it and buy more records ...it's a good table for you, whatever the name  brand or type of drive it has. At the end of the day....that's all that matters....some good music to remove the anxiety of the day....not obsess over it or to appease some strangers opinions. .....
All those, Rega, Linn, Micro, Project, Clearaudio, JA Michell, Basis, Sota, VPI, Oracle, SME, Avid, Brinkman, Roksan. ...(etc. etc.etc.) belt users can't all be wrong in what they chose as their preferred drive.....a little bit bigger than a cottage industry. ..
Choice is good.....

I had a direct drive turntable for many years and decided to try a VPI Cliffwood which I love. I will eventually upgrade the cartridge. I'm not a big fan of Bluetooth sound. I briefly had a NAD integrated amp with its BluOS system and it didn't sound well at all. Anyway, best of luck! 

There's been some nice affordable suggestions here for both belt and DD turntables.

I did notice that most, especially the BD's do not have on-the-fly VTA. 

Yes, they're adjustable using an allen wrench but who wants that?  Once you have on-the-fly VTA there's no turning back.

There are many theories to turntable design, but they have to be implemented correctly for good results.  Many people view Rega as dinky 'tables, but they are lightweight and stripped-down, like a Formula 1 Race car.  And their performance sounds that way - fast and dynamic with good timing - which appeals to many.  A lot of the higher mass turntables are more like a Mercedes-Benz, which is a different kind of excellence than a race car.  If you find that you like the virtues of a Rega 'table, it is hard to find those virtues in a comparably-priced high-mass 'table.  The Acoustic Signature WOW series of 'tables come to mind, however.

Rega do make high-end products, but they have a certain mindset that gets a little extreme with what they will and won't compromise on their pricier 'tables.  I think some things, like a felt mat, do not belong on a high-end product.  But there are many aftermarket mats that are not overly costly.  Because Rega 'tables are modular and among the best-selling (with a large fan base), there are many aftermarket modifications that allow one to start with an entry-level Rega and improve the performance considerably.  This adds cost over time, and you can more than double the cost of a Planar 3, but some people enjoy the tweaking and incremental upgrades.

The RB300 series of arms have been one of the best-selling high-end audio products of all time.  Especially during the lull in vinyl sales when it did not make sense for boutique manufacturers to invest in creating their own tonearm offerings, many turntables resorted to using a Rega arm, or offering it as an option.  

The Ortofon 2M series will work fine with a Rega if you use tonearm spacers.  They are a popular replacement for the Rega cartridges.  In my experience, they are more detailed and refined than the Rega MMs, but not as dynamic.

You will know what you like when you hear it, whether it's a Rega or a Technics, or something else.  It's like Mercedes, BMW, and Audi - they are not the same, and if you have the chance to test-drive comparable cars from all three manufacturers, you will find that one just speaks to you in a way the others don't.

Cartridges mate with tonearms, not with turntables.  You can use any cartridge you like with any turntable, so long as the tonearm is a good match to the cartridge.  And the matching only starts with determining the resonant frequency.  Beyond that, there is a certain black art to a synergistic matching of tonearm and cartridge. A lot of trial and error.  But you'll only preceive "error" if and when you have implemented a few different tonearms with the same cartridge.  You don't have to go that far to enjoy analog, but it's a fun journey if you do.