What brand did you leave Rega for?

Basis. It runs at the correct speed.

A NAS Interspace Jr. Best thing I ever did in my audio journey.

Dont like Rega TTs at all. Or their entire TT line for that matter. They're cheap - have meaningless upgrades WRT returns on investment and they sound terrible IMO.

Notec- And according to your system page, now Well Tempered. Very nice setup btw!

I upgraded to a used VPI TNT from Rega 3. The sound reproduction was dramatically more accurate. Though, I now have a vintage DD Luxman PD121 with a replacement mat (TTweights), and a maple arm board. The vintage DDs are very precise when it comes to pitch/speed control.

I wish I had know about the vintage DDs (Denon, JVC, Luxman, Sony, Pioneer, Technics, etc) from the start. I would have saved a great deal of money and time.

I started with a Planar 3 and Linn K9 cartridge, then I bought an Exact cartridge (which was purchased in a shop in London for 1/2 the US price) to a Linn LP12. But the LP 12 went through upgrades too. My LP 12 originally had an RB300 arm, stil with the Exact. Then I got an RB600 arm- still with the exact. Then I found a second hand Ekos II arm. At that time I also went from the Basik power supply to a Lingo. The cartridge was still the Exact, but shortly after that I found a Troika. Kept the Troika a while then found an Arkiv B cartridge. Remarkably I sold the Exact for more than I paid and I sold the Troika for what I paid. My LP12/Ekos II/Arkiv B/Lingo has remained stable for about 10 or 11 years now.