Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other

If you will want setup expertise onsite I would think that finding a seller ( dealer or otherwise) that is capable of such and willing may also sway the end decision.

You should consider only tables that accept at least 2 tonearm easily.  When I bought my TW Acustic Raven with a 4 arms possibility, I never thought I would need a second tonearm. But as I realized, a few years later that a good part of my library was old mono recordings, I bought a second arm and a mono cart. It is the best idea I ever had. 

@senza 

Thanks for that recommendation for two tonearms. . . I generally have tried to stay away from mono recordings, for the most part, but there are many historically important recordings from the pre-stereo (pre-1958) era that I might change my mind on in the future. 

Few people on the planet will have heard your three tables w same arm, cartridge and phono preamp, so it would be wrong of me to try to spotlight just the table’s contribution - I have heard the Technics and the Brinkmann w Triplaner arm but different cartridges… the SME w yet another combo of cartridge and phono pre. As others mentioned, Basis builds a great table as do SOTA. I have both a SOTA and Brinkmann. A good trusted dealer is a search worth considering. Jim

I've got a Technics 1200G and it is an excellent turntable in my system...