SOTA vs. Rega, VPI, Music Hall, Clearaudio

SOTA is a nice turntable. It is still as good now as it ever was. It can be bettered, but is quite competent. It depends on how much you want to spend, as to whether it would be worth upgrading. I think SOTA has some upgrade paths, and you might like that route. You might find it does as well or better than any of the other brands you mentioned above, depending on make and model.

I love my sota! Simple, clean and quiet. Anything can be upgraded but why bother unless you don't like it-so, try it first.

Talk to the folks at SOTA (Donna and Chris, I think). they are very helpful.

Donna and Kirk are the owners and the people to talk to at Sota.

You never mentioned what table you have, so it's hard to say if another table would be an improvement.

Sota has a great upgrade program. Your local dealer can explain it to you, or if there isn't one around Donna can give you the scoop. http://sotaturntables.com is probably the easiest way to get some questions answered. The website even shows some of the upgrades and gives a general idea of the costs.

I have a Star Sapphire which I think is a really good table, but I'm thinking about upgrading to a Nova platter. There are so many options! Don't dump the Sota without investigating first.