Best set-up for up to 9k retail?

Thank you, Carl. I'm only trying to help.

I must reiterate what Carl has said, lest anyone relatively new to this forum be left with a mistaken impression. Twl, has probably helped more people with analog questions than you have hairs on your head, Inna. And when suggestions are given they are clearly in the spirit of helpfulness and not such as "your Rega table is a toy and not worth much improving", or "Cardas is such a junk: clogged, colored, unbalanced..", or "your Nakamichi BX-1 in my opinion is not worth fixing".

Sure, Twl promotes the Teres as he has found it to be a great bargain from personal experience. I, too, get a bit testy at times when folks suggest only what they own. Would you rather suggestions come form a list of tables he'd never heard? Of course, there is a also huge difference between doing so when you've only owned one or two tables and when you've owned or listened to several dozen, as is the case with Twl.

Moreover, it is different when someone pimps a single component whether or not it is a viable choice for a stated preference or budget. If you do a bit of checking you will see that Twl has suggested a variety of TT's DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION, including the Nottingham (which I also happen to own). Look at some threads where people have asked about getting into vinyl or having a budget of, say, $1000 to start. You won't find there the Teres as a suggestion. Indeed, when Twl offers the Teres as an option, there is often inclusion, or at least recognition, that other TT's may do the job. Understand that after many of years of listening to different combinations of equipment, and finding ones that work the best for a given price point after failing with many others, SOME PEOPLE offer suggestions with in the spirit of trying to save others the same grief.

Audiogon is an open forum and everyone has their own opinion, which they are free to express. Take them or leave them. As much as I totally disagree with the message you send in your posts in this thread, Inna, I would fight for your right to make them. Please offer the same consideration.

I'll second the defense of TWL. I have learned more from Tom on this board than from anyone, anywhere. And although I have not personally heard the Teres TT, I would put money on his opinion in most circumstances.

As for his posts, if you don't like what he has to offer, don't read his posts.

Pretty simple -- IMHO.

Mike

Twl,
Can you wisper if you took part in designing Teres deck so none hears?;-)

Thanks,guys, I think Inna gets the point. BTW, the stuff I mentioned above is not even what I own. I recommended a Teres 255, OL Illustrious, Shelter 901, and Aesthetix IO. For the record, I own Teres 245, OL Silver, Shelter 501, and MFA Magus. None of the components I recommended here are those that I own. Furthermore, they all fit into the requirements listed by the thread-poster, and I felt that they would meet his needs, and specified why. At no time did I disparage his own choices that were up for discussion, and even stated that they would likely be a very good sounding rig. My recommendations stemmed from an attempt to show him a way to get as good or better sound quality, and save him enough money so he could afford to spend more on a quality phono stage like the IO. I thought that was what he wanted to know, so that's what I responded with. I do the same thing when others ask similar questions. I don't think it's fair to the person asking the question, to hold back pertinent information about a product, just because some people don't want to hear about it.