A direct drive with a proper metal platter would be nice.
P45?
A direct drive with a proper metal platter would be nice.
That’s something I really like about Regas, the felt and the way it slips against the glass: it makes swapping records while the platter spins feel easy and natural.
I know what you mean about that. However, I'm a real sucker for replacing the felt with cork or (better) a Washi mat these days.
System engineering, everything is designed in the context of the whole product, and not in isolation.On the RP10 I found that replacing the mat with anything else screwed up the things I liked about the deck and didn't do anything for the things I didn't. It's a key part of the sound.
Worth noting that it is a viable alternative to an LP12 mat. Sounds better in many ways and is available in black.
On the RP10 I found that replacing the mat with anything else screwed up the things I liked about the deck and didn't do anything for the things I didn't. It's a key part of the sound.
Worth noting that it is a viable alternative to an LP12 mat. Sounds better in many ways and is available in black.
It isn't a "key part of the sound". What utter guff.
Have you tried it?
What is the defining feature of the P10/RP10? The ceramic platter. What does a thick felt mat do? Isolates the record from the platter and reduces its influence.
No, I don't suggest the LP12 as the only good turntable but yes, I do much prefer it to the Rega, which I did not like.
All this great info from you Mr. Pig having heard the P10 "a couple of times" thank you, so much, for your thorough and thoughtful evaluation.
You know I owned an RP10 for two years?
Yea, but an RP10 isn't a P10..
No, but the platter is almost identical and the mat is the same, and that's what were talking about.