No contest, the Clearaudio Performance. To begin with Clearaudio is a turntable orientated company, no DAC's, players, etc. At this level on up you get the magnetically suspended CBM spindle, Verify tonearm, massive platter, and decoupled motor.
Sintered bearings suck with the exception of the Ayre DPS. In Rega's own RP9 design description they claim the lightweight skeletal plinth is better than mass at dealing with bearing noise. One look at the most highly regarded decks and all you see is mass.
I've had a few tables and when I settled on my Well Tempered the whole bearing thing became very clear.
Sintered bearings suck with the exception of the Ayre DPS. In Rega's own RP9 design description they claim the lightweight skeletal plinth is better than mass at dealing with bearing noise. One look at the most highly regarded decks and all you see is mass.
I've had a few tables and when I settled on my Well Tempered the whole bearing thing became very clear.