Turntable recommendation

A used SOTA vacuum table would fit the bill nicely.

Does everyone now hate the regular old VPI Scout now that the Classics have been out for a while. I think the Scout is great and if you get the 20X Dynevector cartridge, which was sold as a package you have fabulous sound. You do know of course that you need a good phono pre-amp.
If you buy used of course you get more and if Elizabeth is correct more obscure and maybe better sounding. I don't know enough about rare tables to give you that advice. Again I still like my somewhat mundane VPI/Dynevector product.
If you want very forgiving not hyperdetailed get a 70s Japanese big market piece with a MM cartridge to match. I own one, it is very musical and every mote of dust doesn't sound like an explosion. The best part is I paid all of $20 for my near top of the line Hitachi with an Analog Masters Signet cart. That still doesn't make me feel any better about throwing out my 1976 YP 211s Yamaha table years ago for reasons I can not even begin to remember, being in graduate school, CDs came out, I don't know -it just kills me.

I would like to recommend that you take a look at the Clearaudio Concept with the Clearaudio Maestro wood MM cartridge. Second take a look at the Performance series.

The Classsic's mid-range "dry"? How do people come up with this nonsense? Certainly not by listening.

Keep I'm mind I am trying to figure out what to audition besides the classic. At least two reviews I read we're very favorable but noted that the midrange was not as rich as other more expensive tables