Turntable around 2k

A used Nottingham Space Deck with an Ace Space arm should cost around $2K.

The Space Deck is comparable to the Scout but the Ace Space tonearm will outperform the JMW-9 in all respects.

I have no business interest in either line.

Nrenter,

I agree with Zenieth. In you're price range the Michell Gyro SE is a great value. It is very musical. The other great thing about the Michell is that down the line you can upgrade the turntable to the orbe se like I did.

For a suspended design a SOTA could be a nice option for you. I used to own a Nova Series V which would be out of your budget, but perhaps a Star or Sapphire could work for you. If you go to the SOTA site they have some deals on refurbished and demo models that could be of interest to you.

In a non-suspended design I now use a Scheu Analog Premier MkII with battery powered motor. New they are around your budget. Unfortunately they don't come up used very often. If you're interested in this table Hudson Audio is the importer and you can contact Tom Hills for more information.

there's a teres with an origin live arm and a denon 103 for $1800 for sale right now on here. no affiliation to the seller.

I'll also echo the opinion on the Gyro. I was recently shopping in the same price range and preferred the Gyro to the other turntables I listened to. The others were VPI Scout and Aries and a Spacedeck. The Gyro just has a natural, flowing presentation to my ears that I didn't pick up with the VPI's or Spacedeck.

The VPI's have a big, solid sound, but seem to lack a bit of detail and delicacy when the music calls for it, and as such don't sound very "open" to me (relative to my other choices) - but wow, was there weight to the sound. The Spacedeck was the opposite - wide open, but not very solid sounding, a bit thin and seeming to have more pitch stability issues than the VPI or Gyro. The Gyro just seemed better balanced for my tastes - an open, exciting presentation that has plenty of body and solidity to it.

Your best bet is to try to listen if you can...I was lucky to be able to listen several times before making a decision, and as such have wound up with a setup that I like very much.