Rega - RP1 Turntable - Grey Review
| Product Code | B004B3GELG |
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| Price | $445.00 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #22402 in Consumer Electronics
- Color: Grey
- Brand: Rega
- Dimensions: 4.00" h x
15.00" w x
17.50" l,
Features
- Brand new Rega RB101 tonearm
- Precision main bearing and sub-platter assembly
- High quailty low vibration motor
- All new Phenolic resin flywheel effect platter for excellent speed stability
- Ortofon OM5e moving magnet cartridge
- Brand new Rega RB101 tonearm
- Precision main bearing and sub-platter assembly
- High quailty low vibration motor
- All new Phenolic resin flywheel effect platter for excellent speed stability
- Ortofon OM5e moving magnet cartridge
Product Description
Rega's new RP1 turntable was designed and engineered to achieve outstanding performance way beyond the expectations of a product at this price point. Excellent build quality, reliability and ease of use combine to make a product, which will offer a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Omitting all the usual gimmicks allowed Rega to concentrate the manufacturing costs on the high quality parts necessary to reproduce records accurately. "Rega's new RP-1 turntable might just be the perfect source for Stereophile's new monthly column, 'The Entry Level'," reports Stephen Mejias in his Stereophile blog for July 30, 2010. "All the cool kids are going to want one of these." The RP1 uses a highly accurate manual speed change rather than an automatic mechanism. This approach eliminates speed inconsistencies and also reduces wear of the drive belt. It has a huge added benefit, too. The money which Rega saved is spent across the design, including a new hand assembled RB101 tonearm, precision main bearing, phenolic resin flywheel effect platter, and a high quality low vibration motor which would normally be used on a turntable costing two or three times the amount. The RP1 also comes ready-fitted with a great sounding Ortofon OM5e moving magnet cartridge. The minimalist design of the Rega RP1 and the use of extremely high quality components ensure that this turntable will last for many years - just like every product that Rega manufactures. The RP1 is the first in a new generation of Rega turntables offering far greater performance than their predecessors. The performance of this amazing new product will knock you out. The only thing entry level about the RP1 is the unexpectedly low price!
Customer Reviews
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
Good Table
By Human Capote
Bought this table to go with a Marantz PM5004. The Rega was very easy to set up. Just remove the packaging, slide the weight on and play. I noticed some motor noise when first turned on and it took about a week of constant running until it finally disappeared. The instructions state that this burn in period is needed and it is. I was a bit concerned when first unpacking the table because it seemed so light. I also have a Rega P3 that is much heavier. But the proof is in the listening and the table has a very nice sound. I may upgrade the cartridge later but it's fine for now. Revealing, lively, smooth. Sounds better with the dust cover removed for some reason. I got a white one and it's very striking.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful.Great Entry Level Turntable
By Dennis McElroy
I purchased the Rega through a local high end dealership at a price substantially less than what Amazon shows. But I digress...This turntable replaced a 30+ year old JVC semi auto turntable I had and loved. I avoided all of the sub-entry turntables and wanted to purchase something that might be the last turntable I buy. After much research it came down to the Rega P-1 and the Pro-Ject Debut III. The clincher was availability and price.Setup was very easy. As another reviewer mentioned, all I had to do was unpack it and slide the weight on the tone arm to the pre-set location. It does say to break in the drive motor by letting it run non-stop for 24-48 hours. This is critical! I just turned it on and let it run for about 30 hours. I've not had any excess noise at all, in fact, I've experienced sound that made me wonder why I bought all of those CD's. I had forgotten just how good vinyl can sound until I put record after record on the P-1. Everything from Grover Washington, Jr. to Foreigner was brought to life in a way that I hadn't heard in years. I've yet to put a CD on at home since the arrival of the P-1.Just a note...good turntables are not automatic or semi-automatic. What does this mean? You have to raise the tone arm and position the cartridge over the LB and then set it down. At the end of the record you have to manually (using the lift lever) lift the tone arm and return it to its support.In a nutshell...I love this turntable. It didn't break the bank and the sound is incredible. A friend liked it so much that he went and bought the same thing a few days later.
20 of 24 people found the following review helpful.
Nice turntable
By T. Hardin
I grew up on vinyl and like an idiot jumped immediately on the CD bandwagon for it's "flawless digital sound". As a result, most of my records were either sold off or sat in a moldy basement for years and years. Flash forward to about 3 years ago, and I made the decision to return to vinyl partly as I have seen so many interesting titles being released again on that archaic format. Sometimes titles available only ON vinyl!So, after much research I decided on the Audio Technica AT-PL 120 which seemed like the best value going at the time. At first I was pleased as punch,but after a few months I experienced (much as many others, read the posts) that annoying hum that I just couldnt get rid of. Overpowering hum. Was told by A.T. no need for external ground,that the ground was integrated into the RCA jack cables. No matter what I tried couldnt get rid of that blankety-blank hum, which brings me to:The Rega RP1. An entry level "audiophile" turntable.The good news is I got rid of the hum! Bad news is your vinyl better be PERFECT or your gonna hear a lot of surface noise,and,it may not even track through without skipping. Ironically, the included instruction sheet downplays the need for one to clean their vinyl before playing(!). My experience so far has been a definite increase in detail, as well as a definite increase in ticks and pops and several skips that the needle cannot track through (the 'ol repeat loop). My impression so far is that the Rega is a whole lot less forgiving to used vinyl than the Audio Technica was. I'm not talking old-obviously-scratched-up or moldy records, i'm talking records that at least look NM- and that played fine on non "audiophile" turntables (the Audio Technica). Another thing I feel should be mentioned is that the instructions indicate that the counter weight be placed all the way up to the tonearm. Sure that simplifies & speeds up the set-up, but it means one cannot increase the tracking force with the supplied cartridge. So God help you if you need more than around 1.75 grams of tracking force. Sheesh, i'm starting to reconsider the old "CD vs. vinyl" arguement, yet again, after a week with this turntable...
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