Hi Jperry,
I know that there are some that will disagree with this, but I think that the P7 is the sweet spot of the Rega line-you get 85-90% of the performance of the P9 at half the price. I find that it is a significantly better table than the P5-and at $1800 vs $1300 a no brainer. You get a dedicated power supply-no electronics on the table at all, the same bearing assembly and sub-platter from the P9, a metal double pulley assembly, and the ceramic platter.