Need Turntable advise


I have a CJ Sonograph CD player, a CJ PV-8 preamp, Golden Tube Audio SE-40 amp on the top end, and a Pioneer Spec 4 anp on the low end. I'm driving a pair of Snell A-3's. I have just put this system together and am using Geortz and Monster interconnects and straight wire speaker wire borrowed from a friend for now. I have a Technics 1200 Mk2 direct drice turntable with a Yahama MC cartridge.
My question is - is this a good high end turntable? Should I be using a belt drive table? What is a good inexpensive high end table? Any advise will be appreciated.
richardzerambo
Rega is a very popular choice for an entry-level TT but my favorite is Thorens. Very high quality and you can find cheap ones on the used market for less than a Rega. I have owned both and prefer the full-sounding Thorens to the lean sounding Rega. My budget TT now is a Thorens 320 MkII with the built-in arm and a Dynavector 10x4 cartridge. You can get a setup like that for about $600-$700.
VPI JR is a safe place to start. Michell and Nottingham, offer very good sound at mid prices. Pick one your interested in and post here and you are bound to get opinions from someone who has heard it.
The best turntable value of all time is the Rega Planar 3 with the RB300 tonearm. This combination is now called the P3. It is very basic, straight forward to use, lasts forever, and sounds too good given the price! Once I heard a direct comparison of a Rega Planar 3 with a Grado Platinum cartridge against a Lin LP12 with Circus upgrade and Lingo power supply, Ekos tonearm, and Archiv cartridge. The Rega smoked it! We were all shocked! Another good inexpensive table is the old Systemdek IIX, now made by Audio Note. If nothing else, make sure you get a table with a Rega RB300 arm. No arm under $2000 sounds better!