Technics SL-1300G Turntable issues

A little better.  A lot better. These are value judgements.  The fact is that in developing the G series TTs, Technics upgraded every aspect, most especially including the platter and motor (changing from an iron core type in the old SL1200 series to coreless in the G series).  The original entry in the G series sold for nearly $5000. It has always been my opinion that Technics made a big mistake when they decided to make the G series look pretty much like the old SL1200. This encourages diehards to maintain that their old SL1200 is just as good.  Further, they muddied the water by producing less expensive versions of the G series, taking away some of the innovative features of the top of the line in the process but also thereby making the TT affordable for a vast number of audiophiles. That was probably good marketing but it gave further encouragement to the SL1200 aficionados.  It's foolish to argue about better or not better.  If you love your SL1200, then love it but don't labor under the delusion that it is on par with a top of the line G series TT.  Just don't. It isn't.  And the SL1000R (the SP10R with plinth and tonearm) is one of the great TTs available.  Also, if you hate DD, that's fine. Don't buy one.

Cogging is a real thing, not something made up by audio engineers. It mainly is a problem with iron core motors. Read about it in wiki. Technics dealt with it in the past by increasing the number of poles and various other strategies. And yes, BD TTs use iron core motors by and large and can also exhibit cogging. Hence the rubber belts that ameliorate cogging but introduce a plethora of other problems. But the G series and the SP10R now use coreless motors that don’t cog. Faustuss is ignorant of this fact.

Matt, Have you ever heard of the SP10, produced in the early 70s, or the SP10 Mk2 or Mk3 (earliy 80s)? In their day, those were among the best direct drive turntables available, maybe THE best so far as the US market was concerned, because competitive direct drive turntables were available in Japan and in nearby markets but were usually not imported.  Anyway, I full up refurbished SP10 Mk3 would fetch more than $10K in the enthusiast market up until a few years ago, when Technics produced the SP10R, which apparently you also have no knowledge of but which is one of the finest TTs available anywhere, especially at its relative bargain price. Do some research before pontificating.