From what I've seen, all of the major players in this TT game, that are repeatedly mentioned here, have been producing inferior decks, with really poor quality control, and at levels above their entry offerings.
Dissing any manufacturer will surely produce antagonists and supporters. But I wouldn't want any of the commonly listed entry decks, or even decks above that level. Across the boards, I've read of issues with Rega, Project, Music Hall, and to less of a degree, VPI. The most common is substantial motor noise. Some of the fixes offered seem like hasty amateurish fixes. I'm active on a couple of TT forums, and read of the issues, regularly. I sold a mid-level Rega due to poor quality control; ran too fast.
In that same time, I've also followed the UTurnAudio offering since its inception as a peer-funded Upstart campaign, and have been really impressed with their actions, and the final product. My opinion is based on watching others though, and not first hand. I've been impressed by what I've read though.
My choice: *Lenco heavy platter series idler drives, and some of the B series light platter idler decks.
I also have a fondness for really early broadcast decks, especially Presto Recording Corp., but thats a whole other story of weirdness.
Caveat: these are 40-to-50 year old decks, and require some fairly easy, well documented, and extremely well supported maintenance, and TLC. They are candidates for 100year decks.
* Lenco, and its North American cousin Bogen-Presto/Bogen (actually prefer the B-P line)