All I can say is I was somewhat disappointed with tt's in price range of $1k-$5k area, this including arm. Always had issues with at least one area of sound quality in this price area. I had various phono stage in price range of $500-nearly $3k and cartridges in range of $300- $2k to match with the tt's.
My reference for sound quality has long been really top flight analog setups, the best being many multiples of $10k. Not having owned this I rely on my aural memory. What I recall from those setups is extremely high resolving capabilities along with the ease and/or natural qualities analog is renowned for. My setups did pretty well with the natural qualities, resolving capabilities not really close.
My other reference has long been my digital setups which have usually exceeded my analog setups in resolving capabilities. I have issues accepting lower resolving capabilities from analog when my digital exceeds here, I easily get bored from lack of involvement when I'm aware of missing information. Missing info means far more than simply lacking detail.
IME, obtaining higher and/or highest resolving capabilities from vinyl is what differentiates the big buck setups from the lesser setups. But then, what is acceptable in this domain depends on the individual, seems many get pleasure from less costly setups.