There is a world of difference between the Project and the Technics tables.
I have the 1200 and I used to have a Project. The speed stability of the Direct Drive just sounds so right compared to every belt drive I’ve ever heard, especially the flimsy Projects. I am using a Ortofon 2M Blue, which I am finding to be a bit screechy in the high treble, but since vinyl is a tertiary source for me I am just going to live with for now. The Technics is definitely less fiddly than the Project