One TT, 2 arms, 2 cartridges for $2,000 used?

I generally agree - your money might be better invested in a single arm and table. If you still like to get two different flavor of cartridges, you could use an extra armwand or headshell if you like:

To give you some complete constructive solutions in your price range:

VPI Scout/JMW9 + extra armwand + 2 cartridges of your choice
Technics SL1200 + extra headshell + 3 cartridges

A few more good arms with exchangable headshells/armswands:

JMW 9
Moerch UP4
Sumiko MMT
SME 3009

Just a thought....

Its so hard for that money to get one arm and cart to really excell, I cant imagine pulling that off with 2 arms and carts.

I will suggest that $2000 can get you a competent enjoyable set-up, but will add my opinion to the others' above that 1 table, 1 arm, 1 cart is the right way to start. A second cart is easy enough to add later just by adding a cart to a headshell or armpipe and this could give you "romantic-on-demand."

If you are willing to go the DIY route, you might try building a plinth for an idler wheel system. From all the raving goin on, it probably give you a very respectable table, and the plinth you build could be used to later accomodate multiple arms if you wanted.

Thank you all, I have to agree with you guys and will likely investigate the Scout route with two cartridges (did not know some arms could make cartridge change that easy. Any suggestions for 2 cartridges with the sound properties I described for say $300-500 each?