Thinman, you can build one heck of a turntable for $10,000, especially if you can do some of your own machining and electronics.
Motor and controller is an issue. Easiest, and arguably the best, is an AC synchronous motor with a solid state controller. I used a Premotec 9904 111 31813, which is specifically designed for high end belt turntables. But since it’s only 1.8W, you have to spin the platter up to speed by hand. Sounds weird - but if your motor has very little power, it has very little ability to vibrate the platter too. You can spend 50K on a TT with this design feature, the Nottingham Deco.
Lots of AC controllers available - I built mine from a schematic in one of the ’Art of Electronics’ books, Second Edition, maybe. A telescope controller. Didn't want one more R&D project at that point!
Good luck, man!
Motor and controller is an issue. Easiest, and arguably the best, is an AC synchronous motor with a solid state controller. I used a Premotec 9904 111 31813, which is specifically designed for high end belt turntables. But since it’s only 1.8W, you have to spin the platter up to speed by hand. Sounds weird - but if your motor has very little power, it has very little ability to vibrate the platter too. You can spend 50K on a TT with this design feature, the Nottingham Deco.
Lots of AC controllers available - I built mine from a schematic in one of the ’Art of Electronics’ books, Second Edition, maybe. A telescope controller. Didn't want one more R&D project at that point!
Good luck, man!