Rega RP1 Turntable Union Jack Edition with Performance Pack

sounds great with new performance package

I'm sad to report that just a month and a half from purchase my enthusiasm for this product has plummeted, which is a great shame as I really wanted to support a British firm that clearly has a great attitude towards product development.Already the drive belt has slackened to the point it no longer stays in place. I'll have to seek a replacement. I'm also not impressed with the noise made by the motor. There's always a very noticeable hum, and a clicking sound when the drive belt is not in place. The whole motor and drive belt assembly looks cheap. For something that claims to have a "performance pack", this seems a bit out of order.Other than this I feel the sound quality from this turntable is excellent, so I'm really sorry to give it a two star rating, but I must. It's really not good enough for the price paid.This sort of thing is best bought from a decent dealer, I suspect, rather than Amazon. I'll have to find a dealer to discuss repair options now because I no longer have the option to return the turntable for a refund.

Seemed to fall short of the original's quality. Lift handle snapped rather easily but to their credit they replaced it, in time.

Glad I got back into vinyl and the sound i get from the rega confirms this using it though a technics s-uv 470 but thinking of upgrading to either a marantz pm6004 or Yamaha a-s500 or rotel ra-10 any advice would be appreciated sounds so much more musical than my marantz CD 63 much less analetical

The coolest turn-table around!! Buy one! Great sound, and it's British made. What's not to like?