Hot off the press...Technics SL 1300G

What you’re missing are the coreless motor, the heavier more damped plinth and platter, the upgraded motor controller (G vs original SL1200), and the improved tonearm.

So the 1200G is the more expensive table, so it’s the better of the two? I am a Technics neophyte, so maybe someone could tell me how either one might compare to a VPI Aries II?

The VPI Aries II is an exceptional table. I haven’t heard a Technics in a while but I believe it to be in a completely different league. This is corroborated by an audiophile friend of mine who does have a lot of experience with Technics. I owned an VPI Aries I for a decade. 

So the Technics is in a league above the Aries?

"So the Technics is in a league above the Aries?"

ozzy62-

I’m a VPI user also. In speed accuracy Technics wins, unless you have the Phoenix/Sota RR setup?

Otherwise, just a personal SQ call.

SL 1300 + aftermarket arm= SOTA DD on a "budget"?