Personal analog evolution

Started out, like many, with a Garrard table in 1973. Can't remember the cartridge, I think I remember a Shure Type??
Then in 1975 I got into the B&O line of turntables. I started out with the Beogram 3000 and evolved to the linear tracking 4004 (?) with the highest-level MMC cartridge (the only kind that could fit on B&O turntables).
Finally got a real table circa 1986 with a Thorens and a Grace Ruby cartridge, into the phono section of an ARC SP-14. I owned that for many years, then finally got my first Linn LP-12 in 1993, with a van den Hul MM-1 moving magnet cartridge--still into the ARC SP-14. Upgraded the LP-12 over the years w/Cirkus, Trampolin, Akito, and Lingo. Bought an ARC PH-3 phono pre in 1997 or so. Bought a van den Hul MC-One Special moving coil cartridge in 2001. The MM-1 is still good, I just wanted to try a moving coil after all these years. It sounds great!
Finally in 2001 I purchased (on this site) a full blown LP-12 w/Ekos and Archiv cartridge. Now I have two LP-12s and have decided to sell my first one. I think I only need one turntable. But I may discover I'm wrong.

Turntables: Started with a Benjamin portable all-in-one unit
Technics direct drive table (don't remember the model)
Well Tempered TT and arm (original)
Basis Ovation, since upgraded to the Debut's platter, bearing and vacuum

Arms: What came with them all, till the Basis--since then, Graham 1.5T, followed by 2.2

Cartridges: Signet MM (w/Technics)
Monster Alpha Genesis 1000 (w/Well Tempered)
Transfiguration (original low output version), Benz Reference, Benz Ruby, now Koetsu Rosewood Platinum Signature (w/Basis).

I think that the Well Tempered was key in showing me how good a turntable could sound, and how it thrashed any digital front end (in the late 80s and early 90s when I got it and owned it, and probably valid today too to a lesser extent). A great table to get started or re-started in analog.

I started with a new Garrard Zero-100 with a Shure V15 type II cartridge.

Then I got a B&O 2400 with a MMC-2 cartridge.

Next was a Linn Sondek LP12 with Basik arm and cartridge.
I moved up the tonearm line to an Ittok, and a Trak cartridge. Then an Asak cartridge. Then a Karma cartridge. I also tried out some Dynavectors, Grace Ruby, Supex, Monster Alpha, Koetsu, and a couple other carts along the way.
I kept that for a long time, while I worked at a high end audio store, and heard, sold, and set up a hell of a lot of different TTs, arms, and carts.

Then I got a Teres 135 with an OL Silver Tonearm, and a Denon DL103 cartridge. I moved up the line to the 245 TT, and kept the arm, and moved up to a DL103R cartridge.Also got the battery power option for the motor. Now I have a Shelter 501 cartridge on that rig.

So my current rig is Teres 245 DC Signature TT, OL Silver arm(with my own mods), and a Shelter 501 cartridge.

I use a Cotter MkII MC step-up transformer with it.

I concur with Rcprince. The WTT was(is) a great table for me, and helped me learn what a table should do.

Pioneer manual, belt-drive (forgot the model)
Technics manual, direct-drive
Oracle Alexandria (poor cartridge choice limited my appreciation of this table)
Mapleknoll(sp) Athena(?) linear tracking/air bearing
WTT Original
WTT Signature (not the Reference)
Basis 2800/Graham 2.2/Nightingale arm-cartridge

The Walker Proscenium has visited my dreams upon occasion, but I'm very happy during waking hours;^)

AR ES-1 with VPI medium mass arm and AT-ML-440

Linn LP-12 with Ittok and Denon DL-103

Upgraded the Linn with Origin Live DC motor

Now have a Cocobolo Teres 245 with Morch DP-6 and Allaerts MC1b cartridge via a Michell Delphini Pro phono stage. Just found out about the signature motor upgrade-it's on order! The only other consideration is upgrading the tonearm cable, otherwise, i'm pretty well set.