In my opinion that would not be truly necessary and the TT’s main noise potential comes from somewhere else -occasional vibration/footfall depending on your listening space’s construction.
I absolutely love my SE and have not felt the itch to go for a higher end one, or to explore up the Clearaudio line. I think my family’s thankful for that, from a financial standpoint 
I previously had a Clearaudio Champion Level II with a Unify arm. They are extremely well engineered by I found the unipivot arm an absolute pain in the neck.
The Clearaudio Concept is highly regarded and a good price, plus the arm has a Jelco type bearing that is a lot more practical. Some of them have a magnetic turntable bearing rather than ball or point.
Another positive with Rega tables is their wall mount shelf for about $150. This makes a huge difference in eliminating foot fall feedback and the like.
This just barely gets under the $2500 limit, but I love mine, and it includes a really nice cartridge. Also made in Ann Arbor which is a bonus for me living in Michigan and AA being my old hometown. I thought I was going to have to do a wall mount for my turntable but after ditching a Music Hall TT and moving to this Mo-Fi TT, all issues were resolved.
https://www.musicdirect.com/Store/Mobile-Fidelity-UltraDeck-plus-M-Turntable-with-MasterTracker-Phono-Cartridge
In the UK that MoFi deck and the Rega P8 with Alpheta 3 both cost £2,500.
In the USA the MoFi is $2,500 and the Rega $4,300.
Different places, different choices.
Agreed
thanks Steven for the pics and info! nice!!
I found a used (demo) Rega RP8 with an RB808 tonearm (no cart) for $2400. It’s not the Planer8.
is there a substantial difference between the RP8 and Planer 8? cheers! T
that MoFi looks sweet!!
I see a ClearAudio Performance TT priced at $2500…but without tonearm or cart…sigh…
They are from different planets.
Rega designed a money-no-object turntable called the Naiad, almost entirely for research purposes. They also made 500 for sale - my dealer has one - it’ll cost you about $40,000.
It took years and was a completely new concept using totally new technologies. From what they learned, they used the concepts to design the P8 and P10, and there is another one due at some point.
So the RP8 is a fine turntable, but a different species altogether.
There are lots of reviews and videos about the Naiad, P8 and P10 explaining everything from the foam deck, plinth, feet, arm, power supply, etc. Even the drive belt took about a year.
Fremer also did 5 videos in the factory and if you are interested it is essential viewing.
This is the first one.
The basic theory behind the Naiad, P10 and P8 is ultra-low mass and ultra-high rigidity so there is nothing really to cause vibrations and nothing will change shape. It’s the complete opposite of the high-mass theory that if it weighs a tonne nothing will move it.
Plus, the tonearm and cartridge options are specific for the deck - change them at your peril.
You have completely diametric concepts with speakers, I’ve seen speakers made of concrete to be completely rigid and mine have soft walls that flex to absorb unwanted energy.
That’s the nice thing about audio - you can have completely opposing approaches and both work. No one will agree on what’s best.
thanks Steven!
I spoke to a dealer a couple of weeks ago, probably the large dealer closest to Rega’s factory, and he told me the P8 is the best seller by far. Lots of tech at a very good price. Also sells plenty of P10, but I would have thought it would have sold more.
Check Music Directs site as they have some sale Clearaudio and VPI models as well as more than a few open box units. Safer than buying through the used sites in terms of shipping.
Thanks for pointing out the Ann Arbor connection! I was not aware of that and checked out the Music Direct description and it says “Proudly made in the USA at Mobile Fidelity’s in-house factory in Michigan”. Ya learn something new every day! Too bad I’m not in the market for turntable (been a VPI customer for over 30 years).
We are lucky in Europe, brand new Thorens TD1600 for EUR 2499,-. With tonearm, without cartridge.
Thorens TD1600
Another plus for Rega Planar 6… paired with a good moving coil cartridge and you’ve got yourself an absolute winner!
Pricewise though, being they’re imported, you’ll probably get more for your money with a VPI.
Tried a number but very hard to beat EAT they are giantkillers, Try the C Sharp or B major
those MoFI ultradecks look amazing.