Some tables have soul and some not

Balanced isn't only 3-pin. It could also be 5-pin stereo-balanced.
If the phonostage is fully balanced(recall Violectrik), you can rewire tonearm for 5-pin stereo-balanced transmission. So aside from marketing, our cartridges/arms are balanced by default having +&- pins for each channel + Ground.

"Both BMW and Lexus are good engineering, but the former usually has soul and the latter has not. Mercedes is somewhere in between. "

Then the answer is obvious. If it's extremely reliable, it does not have soul. If it breaks a lot, it has plenty of soul. My old MG Midget, was one soulful machine.

I've read recent newz on Z-NN that any turntable that playz FZ muzik eventually get it.

Some of you should really get a pair or two of Diesel jeans advertised here. Just make sure that they are made in Italy not Tunisia.

Inna,
You've forgot to mention condition(out of 10 used or new).