Quote Originally Posted by blackraven View Post
JM, I fully agree with you. But with my budget I feel that I would get the most bang for the buck with the Debut which has a heavy platter and carbon arm combined with a good cartridge. There are quite a few people combining the Debut with the $450 Ortofon Bronze cartridge and getting excellent sound. However, if I can find a good used TT for about the price of a new Debut then I will go for it.

I think that would be a good combination. I was thinking of a $1,500 cartridge with a severe profile that requires very careful adjustment. I do fine using spacers for VTA with an elliptical stylus but setting VTA for a MicroLine or Shibata stylus would require finer adjustment.