Upgrade Path Decided. Turntable Is First. Suggestions Welcome

[FreddieFerric]

O.K., so the list is thinning now. It's either of the following 3 I think:

The Marantz TT 15S1
The Music Hall MMF 9.1
The JA Michell TecnoDec with upgraded TecnoArm

I've been in discussions with the JA Michell North American Distributor since last Friday. He is willing to offer a 15% discount and sell direct to me with free shipping and no sales tax. I've read many positive reviews about the quality of the Michell TT's and am giving a very heavy lean to this table. It would come without a cartridge, so I would still be looking at around another thousand for a really good MC cart.

The Michell TT is clearly the more expensive table of the lot with the upgraded arm. It contains 99.999% pure silver Litz wiring from the arm pins through the RCA connectors and has been reviewed as one of the better arms on the market regardless of price.

Anybody have any experience with Michell TT's? I'd like your input on this as I'm only going to get the chance to get it right one time.