What vintage Technics tables are best?

None, if you ask a Linn LP 12 owner. All, if you ask just about anyone else.

For an extreme audiophile experience, I would think an SP 10, SP 15 or 25 with a suitably matched arm cartridge and/or tweaky plinth is what you want.

I have never had one, but still remember the gold old days of listening to music on my Kenwood KD 500 and Yamaha PX 2 in my youth, before audiophilia nervosa set in.

T Bone has a lot of expertise on Japanese turntables if you search for his name.

There is a lot of information in the forums regarding the sl-1200 mk/2. After you get done here, then go over to Audio Asylum as well as Vinyl Engine for more info.

the usual suspects are the SP-10 MKII, or if possible, the very rare SP-10 MKIII(supposedly the ultimate Dir Drive TT). Either with the arm of your choice, but there are many who love the 100 series arm that came with the MKII