Upgrading Turntable


Hey,

I am looking to upgrade my turntable, I currently have a Project Expression III, and I'm looking to put together a short list to audition.

Right now I'm thinking of Clearaudio Concept, Rega RP6, and VPI Traveler. I'm a little new to analogue, and actually to Hi-Fi in general, got my first system about 7 months ago. So any advice or suggestions about waht to look for in a turntable would be greatly appreciated. My budget is around $2000.

Thanks for reading
zedak
I like the Traveler. Also consider Avid's Ingenium and Consider Sota's new Comet 4. It comes in wood finish and Rega 303 arm. I have one on loan for review and its very good for the money. For more money consider the Origin Live Aurora and Origin Live Silver arm combo. Cheers.
I went from a Pro-ject Expression I to a HW-19 mkiv. Excellent jump, deeper base, wider soundstage. A good used one will run 1200.00 or so with arm depends on how long you want to look.

Also you may want to upgrade your photo stage if you upgrade the TT
I'm with Lindisfarne, but would supper suffice in lieu of service? Give a man supper and he eats it once, give a man good warranty service and he might get hungry but his item gets fixed. Also, I love my Linn Basic/Akito table but have also been looking at replacement possibilities and, although the Rega RP6 with the TTPSU appeals to me, I'm bothered by the lack of VTA adjustment as even my local Rega dealer says the recommended cartridge is bright. Spacers seem like a lame solution when there are lots of options in that price range that allow useful VTA tweeking. I can't find anything about a Comet 4 so that must be very new...the search continues.