1972-81 Pioneer direct drive table with Shure M93ED cart. No longer in production was the best table I ever had and never should have sold it. This is more of a recommend for direct drive than Pioneer tables. Replaced it with a cheap Japanese table ugh.
1984-2004. Rega Planar 2 w/Linn K9 cart. Opened my ears to what a quiet table & good MM cart could do. When I lost the platter bearing during a move Rega replaced free of charge.
2004-2015. VPI Scoutmaster w/Dynavector 10x5, Benz Micro Wood L-2. Solid all around table with better bass extension the Rega 2. But much better MC carts, too.
2015-present. VPI Prime w/1st gen. 10" printed unipivot arm and Lyra Delos cart. This was a serious upgrade from the Scoutmaster. Sonically better in all respects, which I attribute to the longer arm, better motor, and 22 lb. platter. VPI now fits the Prime with a 10 inch gimballed arm.
If you don't want to spend a ton of money Rega and VPI are solid bets.