@nonnoise: I'd buy the Aqua in a heartbeat if I could afford it!
@charlesidad: I'm sorry for misunderstanding your intent.
@gdprenkidz: I'd agree that it would be very difficult to find something better in terms of SQ.
@audio-union: How do you know when to replace the belts and how often is that required?
@papadog, nonnoise, pedroeb: I'd tried Oreas about a year ago under all my components and to my ears their performance was insignificant compared to the Symposium footers. I'll grant that it's possible they could behave differently with the RS2. I still don't like the size of the Pro-ject, though.
@happyship: I'll await their arrival with interest.
RE: "audiophile Geisha", what I meant to convey was that the delicacy required to handle/operate the Pro-ject would come naturally to a Geisha.
Perhaps I'm particularly ham-handed but I have zero ergonomic issues operating the Simaudio transport.