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SOTA & theCartridgeman: The Millennia vacuum turntable combined with the Conductor linear tracking air-bearing tone arm does what a turntable is supposed to do better than any offering I know of for under $25,000-- provide a stable, non-resonant platform and precise rotational speed. You need to spend 3 to 4 times as much to find anything that rivals its performance. The SOTA & theCartridgeman, when combined with a top notch component stand and a quality isolation platform, provides about as resonance-free and vibration-free LP playback as you can get. SOTA has many models to choose from including total packages including arm and cartridge. Made in the USA!  theCartridgeman, a venerable Englishman, producing not only the absolute best tone arm for under $8000 but phenomenal phono cartridges as well.