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So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000?

Pretty much as the title says.
Have been looking for a while for a decent DD table to add to my lot.
Have bought a few lower end ones and ultimately been dissapointed.
Now I know there were/ are literally hundreds of choices from the Japanese Golden era of DD tables.
Looking for suggestions from actual owners of solid DD tables up to about $1000 .
I have read and read but nothing substitutes for real experience.
This would likely not be my primary table, my Garrard 401 has that position for now.

Thank you.
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chakster
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@bimasta

I think it’s unique to those Victor arms, and a fine improvement. Only a "small" difference and invisible from outside — though an "end-on" view shows a difference. And they had the sense to use the standard SME h’shell, always available, while others designed their own "unique" shells — they had a firmer grip (screw-down et al) but so hard to find now.

The headshell and tonearm chucking lock for the headshell on Victor 7045/7082 is just like on FR 64s and Lustre 801 tonearms. No difference.  

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chakster
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@bimasta

You’re right Chakster. But the difference is inside. The "normal" lock clamps four jaws tight — like, as I said, a drill chuck, tight as you want. Part of its brilliance is that it looks normal, and accepts normal headshells which are so easy to get. No endless quest for one-of-kind headshells. And it solves many of the problems with the early SME — it should have been a prototype but became standard.

I can’t see a four jaws only inside the headshell look on my stock Technics SL1210mkII tonearm. This one indeed looks different compared to my Victor UA-7082. But the rest of the arms i am using in main system are all have 4 jaws inside the chuck lock (just like the drill lock) like the Victor 7045/7082.

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lewm
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Clearthink, Not at all mocking your command of the English language, and you know it.  Your choices of verbs and adjectives used in triplicate is impeccable.
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