Have you changed your mind about a brand? Was it you, or them?

Brother Thelonius is in fact one of the best beers out there. :)

The Infinity floorstanding speakers were really kind of nuts.  The crossovers were designed before we had current simulation tools, so if you have them and can find an upgrade kit that re-thinks the crossover it is well worth doing.

I should also mention Accuton ceramic drivers.

I drooled over the specs and performance, but when it comes to actual speakers with them, I’ve never been more let down.

Probably gonna get slammed for this - but the following is MY experience...

Way back in 1981 - I read up on turntables and scoured the local stores - to be told Rega was "the best" bang for the buck

So I ended up with a Rega Planar 2, with the glass platter and the "S" shaped arm - it did me proud for a few years - then along came CD’s and the TT got moth-balled

Fast forward to around 2007 - I decided to get the Rega out of the box and had it running nicely with some of my new vinyl.

BUT it didn’t really come up to the sound quality of my digital gear.

This was when I started looking on Audiogon - to see if there were any tweaks I could implement

So after 13 years I’ve tweaked my turntable to the point where it now sounds AMAZING

BUT - the only thing left from the original turntable is the plastic cover and the ON/OFF switch.

Over the years I have installed (in chronological order) ...
- a metal subplatter (not Rega)
- a Rega RB240 tone arm
- a Mitchel Techno weight (not Rega)
- a one piece harness in the RB240 (not Rega)
- a ceramic bearing (not Rega)
- a new Rega motor
- an Acrylic Platter (not Rega)
- a custom built plinth (not Rega)
- and finally an Audiomods ToneArm (definitely not Rega)

And let’s not forget about the two Rega Cartridges, which were far from "adequate"

Obviously - I could not expect all of the "refinements" listed above in an entry level turntable, but there have been some developments over the years that I think Rega SHOULD HAVE taken note of and implemented in ALL of their turntables...
- the metal subplatter
- the one piece harness
- the acrylic platter
- the lower center of gravity balance weight that the Mitchel Techno Weight provides

These are pretty basic "developments" that other manufacturers have adopted in their turntables in the last 20 years.

As much as it pains me to say it - because being of British heritage, I am normally proud to promote British products.
- I HAVE changed my mind about Rega products.
- Rega, you a living off past glories
- there are much better alternatives to your products available

I’ve also changed mi mind about NAIM - don’t get me wrong - it is GREAT sounding gear, but I have a problem with the way the NAIM company tries to indoctrinate their customers into thinking that...
- their cables provide the Best performance - Hmmm - NOT EVEN CLOSE !
- replacing power supply Capacitors every 10-12 years is "NORMAL" - REALLY?

NAIM - you are also guilty of living off past glories

BUT - even worse...
- you are guilty of indoctrinating your customers with utter nonsense !

Don't believe me? - take a read of their forum - some of the content is laughable !

Other than my mongrel of a turntable
- the rest of my system is Canadian made
- Bryston, Bluesound and Gershman Acoustics

And so far - I am extremely happy with it’s performance

Regards - Steve

I never had much of an impression of Rega, and when I tried a headphone amp I was severely disappointed. The Project I ended up with was nearly an identical circuit, but with a far better power supply filtration. One cost $90, the other $300.

Steve - give the NAIM Atom a listen :-)