Music Hall may also be worth a look, as well as
Rega.
FWIW, I have a Technics SL1200MKII for transferring customer's LPs to CD and, much as I love the "commercial, built-like-a-tank" quality, I DON'T love that it's fully manual. I've started an LP, picked up a phone call near the end of the LP side, and just have it running on the .... (shoot, can't remember the term)...."lead out" groove at the end for 20 minutes.
I thought it would be a reasonable purchase expense for the business to offer the service, but we've done very few for customers. I thought I would enjoy it on a personal level, but to be frank, the sepia-toned nostalgia has turned into a reality of surface noise and inconvenience.
I still like the fact that I can purchase cheap, used LPs and convert them, but I've had this thing for about two years and haven't done that for more than four albums.
Maybe someday if I have more time...... But I guess I can say that I have NOT fallen back in love with LPs.
