Turntable selection advise

No! None of these is a good choice if you are interested in sound quality. Are you REALLY going to play 78s? Do you have a large collection of the 45 rpm 12" records that came out in the late 70s and early 80s? Any preamp that is built into a turntable is unlikely to be suitable for hi-fi use. This sounds like a DJ's table; they have entirely different design priorities than hi-fi users. Look for a good used belt drive table. The direct drive VS belt drive war was fought in the 70s; direct drive lost. You don't say how much you want to invest, I think that VPI represents the most for the money if you purchase new. I have just resumed being a dealer for them after a lapse of 14 years when I was out of the retail end of audio. I did this not to make money, I never have selling audio equipment, but because they represent an attractive , easy to set up package that gives high value. I don't do mail order so I am not trying to sell you one. But there are many other good choices. Have no fear of buying used from someone with a track record.

I checked the tables for sale and VPI Scouts are available at around $1100,A VPI Jr with cartridge for $800, a Rega P25 for $795. These are all very good. If these are too high there are older Thorens at lower prices and Rega has a table for about $400 that will outperform the tables you mentioned.

I use to sell Technics , so am not prejudiced against them. As to the belt drive being cheaper, if you look at top end turntables available today, they are belt drive. The governing factor is the isolation of the platter from the motor. What the cutting lathe uses has no bearing on playback. You build a road with a bulldozer but it's not the best vehicle to navigate one already built. So much for theory. If I wanted the best performance at the lowest cost I would look on ebay at the Technics SL-10 or SL-15 [not the 25]. They were some of the neatest tables ever built, linear tracking, automatic, and they sounded better than many of Technics pro tables. Cost will be under $200, probably under $100.