Good turntable needed, need recomendations.

Also my best source was a Cary 303 CD player, I have been very unhappy with in every respect so I really want to get something that I can really get some good quality out of or what is the point I bought good speakers now I need a good source. or else I just wasted alot of money on speakers I can never use to there potentional.

Programmergeek - Although I sadly do not have a pair of Vandersteen 7's en route to my home, I do have at least two turntables that meet your criteria. The Well Tempered Amadeus starts at around $3K with an excellent tonearm included. The Ayre-DPS starts at around $9.5K. Either are worthy of your consideration. I also have a Basis Signature 2500 fully loaded to the tune of about $20K. The Amadeus easily betters the 2500, and the Ayre-DPS definitely betters the Amadeus. All IMHO. YMMV.

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You haven't mentioned anything about what line and phone stages you will be using. A great phono stage is a requirement for any top quality turntable.

Anyway, Mr. Woodworker, here's a great place to start:
http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1308072469&/Teres-Audio-260-Complete-w/-DP

Spend ~$2k on a good used phono stage. To get your feet wet, I would recommend starting with a good modest cartridge(e.g. Denon 103R, Benz Glider, or lower end Dynavector).

If you really get into vinyl, then sell the Morch arm and get a Triplanar or Schroeder arm, and upgrade your cartridge. Each of those recommendations is a whole conversation in itself.

Whatever you get, buy a VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine for another $500, and get Walker Audio Prelude fluids/brushes to clean your LPs! These last two are the strongest of my recommendations.

FWIW, one guys opinion, to fit your situation, cheers,
Spencer

I had a chance to listen finally to a Well tempered Amadeus by shear accident. I was looking at some LP's when I noticed numerous tables.I have no idea if this was the latest model? I would seriously think of an audition fast before spending huge amounts of cash for maybe much less.In the past I have had Goldmunds,Original Well-tempered,Music halls etch. I have to say the new addition is way better then anything near or over it's price range.

I agree that you really need to consider a table, arm, cartridge and phonostage as a record playback SYSTEM and therefore should set your budget at a figure that will allow you to work with a reputable dealer to put together the whole package. (You could go used but as a newbie in the vinyl realm I would caution you here--an experienced dealer will be able to help you select components that work synergistically and will ensure that your table is properly set up and calibrated so that you get maximum performance for the dollars you have invested). To get something that will fully realize the potential of your new Vandy 7s I would think $20K would do it. There are many options at this price point and I certainly have not heard many or even most of them. Two that I can highly recommend from personal experience would be the Raven 1 with the Raven arm and the Spiral Groove SG2 with either the Centroid or Triplanar arms. Either of these would nicely compliment your system. If you are on the East Coast, Jeff at High Water Sound is the guy you want to talk to about the Raven and Mike at Extreme Fidelity in New Jersey can help you with the Spiral Groove. If you are intent (and have the funds) to jump straight into a top caliber vinyl playback system I would think that these two tables should be near or at the top of your list.