Reply to Buying "Mid tier" turntables vs super oems?

Hey guys, so i've been looking for turntables and while i would love a pair of 2nd hand technics, they are really elusive where i live. Got 2 questions!

1. My question is whether u guys have any "mid tier" turntables from other brands to recommend?
Do the reloop 4000 or stanton t92 count as mid tier turntables?

Compared to super oem turns such as the stanton st150 and reloop 6000 or vestax pdx 3000.

Or should i just go with super oems? One thing is that if i bought a lower tier turn, it'll be easy to switch over to technics in clubs because of the lower torque. Does that make sense? Also, price wise its cheaper. And other then technics, other turntables will lose some value when resold.


2. Thinking of using my S4 temporarily as my mixer connected to 2 turntables to learn some basic scratching. Is this advisable? Would the S4 xfader hold up to it?


Any thoughts? thanks!