Update for gmku and all others:
Amazon dropped the price of the Shure cart to $70 and I had $22 in Amazon credits, so I got it for $48 and it should be here on Monday. I'll post reviews sometime next week hopefully.
Additional picture of the the former stereo configuration (turntable is out of frame) and of speakers:
Plus this beauty:
Edit: pics are fixed. Thwarted by cached images again.