Hi mate
There are many older units that are of a very high sonic standard but look out for spare parts as this can sometimes be a problem eg; laser,transport parts,it comes down to if your looking to use this player as a medium/long term player , if it sounds good to you go for it ,really there is so much info to go through on the web and also everyone has a different preferance , one unit may be good to you and another may not like it so much and thats when your preferance comes in , i had a Technics slp - 999 a few years back ( nice unit ) and now use a Musical Fidelity A324 Dac with Denon 3910 universal as transport . All the best and hope you enjoy the technics if you go for it.
There are many older units that are of a very high sonic standard but look out for spare parts as this can sometimes be a problem eg; laser,transport parts,it comes down to if your looking to use this player as a medium/long term player , if it sounds good to you go for it ,really there is so much info to go through on the web and also everyone has a different preferance , one unit may be good to you and another may not like it so much and thats when your preferance comes in , i had a Technics slp - 999 a few years back ( nice unit ) and now use a Musical Fidelity A324 Dac with Denon 3910 universal as transport . All the best and hope you enjoy the technics if you go for it.