Did the op SAY he was looking for 'audiophile sound quality'???I think the op said he was not pleased with the TT he has, due to various problems.. Like skipping. and muffled sound.Both of which are FIXED for free by cleaning off the stylus!! He has no need to spend money to clean the stylus. balance the TT flat. check the tracking force... NO MONEY ,ZERO... Then you come along and write: buy a $3000 tt or you have crap on a stick.(my translation)
Tell me you did not say that edgewear???And audiophile is relative. I an certain the op is a nice audiophile and can be happy as a clam with his $300 TT. NO PROBLEM. It is his TT, his setup, his appreciation.
(Would "I" be happy with a $300 TT? lets see. YES. in fact I have a bought used (at least 15 years ago) $300 TT (Dual Golden One) I stuck a free to me 30 year old Dynavector Ruby23 on. Sounds great. I could live with it no problem rather than my Kuzma.Now on to spending money. I did not say spending money was bad. I was writing that the suggestion to others as a SOLUTION is to SPEND MONEY sucks. Anyone can spend money. Finding a solution which someone can USE.. that is no cost or low cost is really the helpful solution. Everyone ALREADY KNOWS how to solve problems by spending wads and wads of cash. Jeesh.