Turntable Upgrade Suggestions

@Mordante, Jasmine 2.0LP mkII

If you are willing to step out of the box check out the Transfi Salvation TT and Terminator arm. There are several good posts here on Agon and www.trans-fi.com. I moved from a Michell Gyro SE with fully modded RB300 to the Transfi and have been thrilled.

Mordante makes a good point--the phono preamp is vital. As is synergy between the arm and cartridge and proper cartridge alignment. I believe that a sound investment of time and money in getting these right is the proper starting point for good analogue sound and should be addressed prior to spending significant dollars on a table/arm upgrade.

I made a comparison between the classic 1 and classic 3 as soon as I upgraded,everything else was exactly the same,only turntable changed on this thread.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1263789072&openusid&zzCaptain_winters&4&5#Captain_winters

I didn't compare to the Scout,but if you read comparisons with the Classic 1 and the Scout,my comparison gets you to the Classic 3.

I have had great satisfaction from mySOTA turntables. Sound engineering, quality construction, great service, American made and superior performance and upgradable. I don't have much experience with VPI, so I can't compare. My oracles are also at the same level.
ANy of those would be a good choice