Traveler Vs TT15s1 vs?

Looking forward to your thoughts Stevecham.
FJN...the Well Tempered looks interesting. DO you have it?

Secretguy- I have the Amadeus, which retails at around $2700. I believe the Simplex is around $1500 or $1600. As you may have figured, I am quite happy with my Amadeus. I think the Simplex would be worth your exploring.

Secret guy, the Marantz is a good deal for the cartridge if you are a MM fan. But overall it's a lot of plastic and acrylic. It generated a TON of static especially in winter. And it gave a lot of feedback. Granted I was a newbie when I got it and have learned a lot since. It was an ok starter table but I upgraded quickly. Vinyl is great and I am committed now but was on the fence when i bought the tt15 My advice is to spend on the table and cartridge but also on the phono stage if you know you are committed to vinyl. I also am a fan of vpi. I like that they are made in America and they stand behind their products. I haven't seen or heard the traveler but for the money it looks a lot more solid than the marantz. Good luck!

They don't get much press anymore, but at the Traveler's price range the SOTA Comet s/b a viable candidate as well.

Swanny...thanks for that...static never occurred to me. I'm more than happy with my cartridge...actually phono stage too, although it can be improved upon. I've never had a non-suspended table before...hope I'm not going to regret it. The one thing I REALLY like about the MH is the isolation. Nothing affects it.

FJN...I'm hoping to buy used...not seeing any Simplex used yet. That arm setup kind of scares me too.