Rega RP1 | Signature Sound

RP1 Turntable – $445 US Retail. Rega’s entry level turntable that offers great performance and value at a budget price. Comes with factory mounted Ortofon OM5E MM cartridge on the RP1’s RB101 tonearm. Available in Cool Gray, Titanium, or White plinth colors. Click here for RP1 Manufacturer Info Web Page.

RP1 Turntable W/Factory Installed Performance Pack – $640 US Retail. Rega’s entry level turntable kicks it up a notch with the Rega Bias2 Cartridge mounted in place of the Ortofon OM5E along with the addition of the wool TT Mat (from the RP3) and Rega’s Reference White Belt. Available in Cool Gray, Titanium, or White plinth colors. Click here for RP1 Performance Pack Manufacturer Info Web Page.

Rega Research RP1 Performance Pack

RP1 Performance Pack – $195. US Retail. Have a Rega RP1 turntable and you want to kick it up a notch? Get the RP1 Performance Pack. You will get Rega Bias2 Phono Cartridge (a very nice upgrade over the stock Ortofon cartridge), The better wool turntable mat from the RP3/6 tables, and to top it off the White Rega Reference Belt. A terrier value for $195 as all these items bought separately would cost you over $250! Click here for RP1 Performance Pack Manufacturer Info Web Page.

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How good is the Hana SL MC cartridge... here is just one of many very favorable reviews: www.analogplanet.com/content/hana-sl-mc-750-versus-ortofon-quintet-black-s-mc-999

Some more comments on the Hana SL from a Part-Time Audiophile review: "Completely lacking pretense, or subterfuge, this is a cartridge for honest music reproduction, and for those who honestly love music. It is incredibly quiet in the groove, so quiet in fact that at times when waiting for the first track to start I jumped up because I thought I hadn’t lowered the tonearm. While it may not have the cachet of a Benz Micro, or the safe sonic recognition of a Dynavector (both of which are brands I have tremendous respect for), at $750 USD it simply cannot be overlooked, ignored or unknown. It is a bargain of musicality at this price, with proper set-up, and in the right tonearm it will absolutely sing for years to come thanks to its long-wearing Shibata stylus, which should net an easy 2,000 hours of listening on clean, well cared for LPs. Highly recommend"

A vid from Micheal Fremer on the Loricraft: youtu.be/i10aywMj-7U

Another vid from the Orgin Live folks (well known in the UK for their modded Rega tonearms and other stuff) in the Uk on the Loricraft: youtu.be/76JgIhE5eQ8

I built a similar record cleaning machine. Diaphragm vacuum pumps and localized cleaning across the surface really does a good job at deep cleaning and saves your hearing.