The best "no fuss" turntable for $5K or less?

VPI Super scoutmaster......!!!!!

BASIS Turntable

I agree my Rega P9 was easy to set up and use but I found that my Galibier Gavia was just as easy with highly improved sound. If your budget is 5K with arm and cart.Galibier is introducing a deck which will sell for around 2500. plus arm and cart. I believe that this may be an excellent value and a giant killer at that price.
The bonus is that Thom Mackris is fantastic to work with.
Doc

I had bad luck fusswise with a Nottingham Spacedeck/Spacearm combo, fwiw. Instructions supplied were the worst I've ever seen and typical tweaking with the arm drove me insane. Did like the looks and sound and would probably heve been happy with someone else's arm tho. Good luck! Oh, ps, bought an Aries/JMW10, sound is a wash but has been set it and forget it to date and the manual is world class. YMMV.

I have had two Basis turntables, (1400 and 2001) with Rega tonearms (RB-300 & RB-900), and both have been "set it and forget it" sources. Both sounded great too.

My two cents worth.

PS With any luck, next year will see me upgrade to the Basis 2500, with a Vector M3 arm. (I like Basis TT's that much, that I want to stick with them!)