@abill The tricky variable is the platter pad. Technics uses one that's terrible. If you want to hear what their machines are about you'll need a proper platter pad. The best I've heard so far is made by Oracle. Felt, leather, cork and rubber just don't work because they can't control resonance in the vinyl caused by the cartridge tracking the groove.
Otherwise the SL1200G is one of the best turntables made if cost is no object. The arm competes with many tonearms easily but you can replace it with something else- for example the new Kuzma Safir 9.