@reubent I have the original Saturn. After more than a decade, recently it has started skipping on the first track of a CD. I have read this is nothing serious, just needs perhaps some maintenance on the mechanism. Early models had some soldering issues which were promptly addressed by Rega. If this, nothing that a competent technician can’t easily fix.
My amp is a Sansui 555A. Recently totally refurbished according to the Leestereo design specs at audiokarma.
Divine. Sonic beauty.
I can see some better specs and other things with the newer R model, and that is tremendous. I can’t really comment on the newer models not having heard them.