Chime in if you bought a second table that cost a fraction of your main table.

I did this kind of in reverse. I had my AR turntable stored because my Phonostage only had on input. After upgrading my Phonostage, I finally had two sets of inputs. So, at long last I was able to hook up my beloved AR next to my Linn. That probably lasted a day or two as it tried a new cartridge and readjust it before it went back into storage (to be a trade in later). It was a joke. Sounded like a transistor radio in comparison. Not even a whiff of nostalgia there.

Reinforced my strategy of only owning one…and the very best I can afford. I always trade in now to maximize each purchase and minimize stored stuff.

Why do you ask?

Own 5 turntables...none of them 7k or whatever, most expensive is the Avid ingenium, followed by my music hall mmf-7.3. Went out and bought a Technics mk7 direct drive, just because. I love it so far ...

I’ve had my main table and air bearing arm in place since around 2006-7, various cartridges over the years. With the big Minus K below it, the thing is substantial in weight and size:

Several years ago, I had Bill Thalmann restore an SP-10 (mk I-- not so common, nor as desirable as the later iterations) but I've owned it since 1973, when it was new. He did a Krebs mod and replinthed it. Other than changing the factory mat for something different, it was pretty straightforward to set up and operate:

I still prefer the big Kuzma. But it is a pain to isolate (unless you are on a slab) and if you use the air-bearing arm, you’ve got the complications of an air compressor. The arm works magic with the stone-bodied Koetsus.

That old Technics is pretty bulletproof. I used it from 1973 until the mid-80s, when it got parked until it got restored in 2017. It’s a nice table for the minimal investment I have in it, and plays in an entirely vintage system elsewhere in my house.