What is the best vintage TT for new audiophile?

Kenwood KD-770D.
Denon DP-60L
Sony PS-8750
JVC QL-Y66F

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Thanks to all for your responses! Very helpful

Sonographe SG-3; AR ES-1; an early LP 12; Planar 3; VPI HW 19;

I recently had the pleasure of starting to restore a friend's SG-3. In terms of its drive system, it is very similar to the AR, and it almost appears that the entire design brief was to make the best AR possible.

What I ppreciated is that the table can be balanced directly from the top of the plinth.

All the tables I mentioned are solid designs which can be bought these days very reasonably. The least fiddly one is probably the Planar 3.

You ask for the best vintage turntables, here is my rating by personal experience :
1/ EMT 927
2/ EMT 930
3/ Lenco L 75
4/ Garrard 301 / 401
5/ Thorens TD 124

My opinion is based on musicality and dynamic factors.
Best regards,
Jean.

Jean, You have a decided idler bias. EMTs are stratospherically high in price these days, even for examples in really nasty condition.

For much less money than Jean's #1,2, 4, and 5 choices, and for a direct-drive option, I suggest Denon DP75 or DP80. Although they have gained a lot of recognition in the last few years, the prices are still way below $1000 for the chassis'. I slightly preferred my fully serviced and updated DP80 to a fully serviced SP10 Mk2, so I sold the latter, kept the Denon. I don't necessarily endorse the lesser Denons in that series.