Hi, I've just registered, great to see a really active forum on HiFi. Wondering if I could pick a few brains regarding my next potential purchase. At the minute, I have made a few changes and the deck will be played through an Icon Audio Stereo 40 valve amp and Kef IQ5 Floorstanders. I have a Project Phono Box SE also, and this may be changed if I change the deck. I have shortlisted a few decks, as below. 1. Clear Audio Emotion, with usual arm and cartridge. 2. Michell Gyro SE, with RB250 or 300. 3. VPI Scout, with VPI arm and a good quality MM cartridge, as this is at the upper end of my budget!! 4. OL Aurora, with OL arm and MM cartridge. At the minute, I have a Rega Planar 3 with Audio Technica F5 MC and if I am changing I want the improvement to warrant the extra expense i.e. preferably a night and day experience!! My problem is that I cannot demo all the decks together, so I am basing this potential purchase on reviews and web site comments. Also, as there are no VPI or OL dealers where I am based(Ireland), I might have to have the deck shipped, which will mean setting up the deck myself (VPI excluded, I think this would be easier), which doesnt particularly appeal as the OL deck in particular I have heard is difficult to set up. I would also go for one of the Graham Slee stages if I change the deck. I have one of Goldring MM cartidges in mind also. I can buy one of the ClearAudio decks here ok, and it does come very highly regarded, but I want this deck to be a long term buy and make an informed decision rather than buy based on reviews only. The VPI Scout is nearly twice the price of the ClearAudio Emotion, I wouldnt expect twice the performance, but would it be "night and day"? I cant be sure until I demo them both. I dont expect a yes/no type of response, as it is so subjective, just comments or experiences with these decks. Thanks for reading!! R.