Any new turntable brands we should pay attention to ?

Bryston! First turntable from an older company!
http://www.bryston.com/products/phono/BLP-1.html

This company deserves an attention and recognition as their TT are way too good and under price: Please check this out: www.sam-audio.biz look at the Reference model and check out the photo of how it's put together.

Technics was out of the game for a while. So they are now a new contender, with two new designs, the SL-1200G and the new SP-10. They are the most speed stable designs available.

I've yet to see the new SP-10, but the SL1200 employed 5 different means of vibration control including a damped platter. In stock form it is a very impressive machine (and from the ground up a different design than its distant SL1200 forebears); we got one and mounted a 12" Triplanar on it.

And what cartridge do you use with it, Ralph?

BTW If i had a notion to get back into vinyl and I had $10k laying around the house I would consider the Shindo Garrard or the Palmer turntable.
http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/palmer-25-turntable/