New TT, Arm and MC Cartridge


Today is my birthday. I am seventy-two today. I have been lower than the mud under a snake's belly since my wife of fifty-one years and committed lover of fifty-four years passed away last month. I am going to buy myself a present.
That present is going to be a new turntable, tonearm and MC cartridge. I probably won't buy it for another week or two. What I presently have in mind is a Clearaudio Performance DC table or perhaps the Performance DC Wood table, the Satisfy carbon or perhaps the Tracer tone arm and a Clearaudio Talisman V2 Gold MC cartridge. Part of the reason for this choice is I have had good history with the dealer who sells them.
I would love to hear from any respondents who think this is a good choice or a bad choice.

kingharold
Could anyone tell me about the compatibility of an Ortofon Cadenza Bronze cartridge with the Clearaudio Performance DC wood tt and Satisfy Carbon or Tracer tonearm? I would very much appreciate it.  I gave up on the Clearaudio cartridges because my vision deficiency coupled with the exposure of the stylus on those cartridges is just asking for expensive trouble.
I finally pulled the trigger. I drove down to HiFi Buys in Atlanta yesterday and bought a Clearaudio Performance DC Wood turntable with the Tracer tone arm and an Ortofon Cadenza Bronze cartridge. Naturally I will have to wait several several weeks to actually get it, but that just gives me something to look forward to. I still miss and mourn my wife nearly constantly, but life must go on.
Nice work!

Give us a report after you spin some vinyl.  I'm interested in the results, partly because that shop is local to me as well...

All the best.