Suggestion for Turntable

[Confused]

It's hard to decide on what turntable to buy...I've been reading reviews for months and I'm confused due to different combiantions turntables can have (carthridge, arm etc.)....

Agreed.  There are so many possible options it could drive you crazy.  However, you have to start somewhere and make some decisions and start narrowing down your options.  For example, you indicated earlier that you could audition Clearaudio and Pro-Ject options.  Even auditioning these two brands will help you.  For example, the Pro-Ject Signature is a fairly classic "high mass" design.  If you really like the Pro-Ject, this tells you that there might be something in the "sonic signature" of high mass turntables that suits you.  If you hate it, (or maybe just have a strong preference for the Clearaudio option) then maybe high mass is not for you.  You could then try a couple of cartridge options on the same TT, again getting some ideas of what you might like.

I must admit that I enjoyed reading above that you are confused, then reading the subsequent posts claiming that a Linn LP12 is the solution for you, then reading that an LP12 would be a really bad idea.  I think if you could start one or two auditions simply based on what is available it will help you more than you might expect.