too bad these threads always seem to get personal. someone has to quote someone else and then bash or "poppycock" what was said.
maril555, i do own both tables in question. they are side by side on my rack, not at a friend's or at a show or somewhere else. the fact is, the TW is a better table. i would not recommend spending $10k on the RX5000. you would be farther ahead with a raven 1 and the matching 10.5 arm.
speaking of arms, i did have the micro max 282 on the RX1500. sold it as soon as i bought an old breuer 5C. the breuer cost me $1500 used and i sold the mint max 282 for $3700. it was dull and lifeless compared to the breuer, using the same cartridge. so don't get caught up in the micro pricing. you're paying for the collect-ability there also.
the micros are great tables, please don't get me wrong. some of the models are just overpriced for their performance.