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Re: No seriously, why does my Rega SUCK?

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To my mind, the main claim to fame from Rega is in the arm. Remember, when CD was supposedly crushing LP's, Rega's Roy? Gandy invested in a high tech casting from which every Rega arm since has been made. Its a remarkable piece of engineering no small company today can afford. My Origin Live tweaked Rega arm rivals those that cost many times more.

Rega turntables, on the other hand, depend on more questionable technology. Platters are light weight and made from MDF or Glass. You don't get the flywheel effect of a heavy metal platter or the "same as the record" effect of an acrylic platter. The newer ones use a DC motor, which the folks at VPI says will deaden the music when compared to an AC motor.

I say all this without having listened much to a Rega turntable in 15 years. But if I was trying to make one sound better, I'd start with a Ringmat mat, to decouple the record from the lousy sounding platter. Next I'd improve the back end of the arm. The Origin live method is great but costly. I think expressimo Audio will sell you a new end stub and counter weight that will make the arm sound 80% better. If you rewire it as well, you'll have an arm to keep as you move up in turntable class. Then I'd look for a good used VPI or Sota to move the arm to.

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