I commented on your other post. Agree with @tooblue the Scountmaster is a nice table, but shoe-horning a different brand of arm onto it can get messy. I’m also fond of VPI’s metal unipivots, but its later versions / incarnations are much better - with VTA base and telecsoping arm tube (e.g. Classic 3). Being a simple unipivot it’s limited in what kind of cartrtidges it matches well to, but even there you can mitigate this somewhat with the "Dual Pivot" add-on mod - helps a lot with Koetsu, which likes more stability than the bare unipivot provides. The VTA base also provides the option for mechanical anti-skate.
So for one, you could simply upgrade the VPI unipivot! I think it could solve your main cited issue(s). In regards to the Technics:
I’ve heard they’re not quite as inky black quiet as the VPI, and not quite as much low-end. Any truth to that?
Frankly, I’d be surprised if the Technics had a deficiency in noise floor compared to VPI. As for the low-end claim - truthfully, I believe VPI’s enhanced sense of bass response comes down to their plinths and tonearms being rather "reactive" to mechanical feedback in the bass region. I’d be hesitant to call that a "feature" rather than a "bug" (quirk?). It’s also much more reactive when fitted with their 3D printed arms. Hence why I ended up preferring the later-make metal wands, which also have a better build quality IMO.