Rega Rip-off

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

Rega finally decide to become part of the industry rip-off.

http://theaudiostandard.net/thread/2105 ... -turntable

[Alfi]

Roy must surely have been inspired by Kyocera - yes indeedy - a Japanese company who once built turntables……

http://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_fo ... 32&t=63978

Alfi.

[alfafan123]

Yes it seems Rega is losing sight of its values i.e. good affordable gear....sad.

[_D_S_J_R_]

They'll still sell hundreds of RP1's though. If £30k is the price, it won't sell in the UK I fear, as it doesn't look enough like a cutting lathe...

[walterwhite]

Well I'm a bit of a Rega fan, but that's just plain 'kin ridiculous

[joe]

'Statement' products basically say one thing: 'If you buy me, you've got more money than sense'.

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

Not true of NVA Statement products. We were first to use the name in 1991 and for me it meant, "at the mo this is the best I can make" if I make cost effective less of a priority.

[Classicrock]

Rega won't sell many at that price. There are a number of US and other high end TT's that offer about 10 times the apparent material value at a similar price. It can't be much more costly to make than the p10. Even in the high end market it hasn't enough bling factor.

[_D_S_J_R_]

I said on TAS that Wilson Benesch (itself a deliberate cachet-attracting name I think) were 'mucking around' with carbon fibre twenty years ago. Even their expensive products weren't as pricey as this, and they did all their own machining I remember, as do Rega.

[Daniel Quinn]

You can get a carbon fibre bike frame for £600 .