Wow Anthony, very intriguing take on the Rega, I think for someone wanting set and forget superb vinyl , with little knowledge this Rega is perfect, but having owned a top rega myself, once you get into the hobby and build up some knowledge, the simplicity starts to grate, so I think your decision makes sense as an advanced vinylphile , the looks are polarising and although there is advanced material science here , the looks to me give the appearance of fragility imho.
I listened to a Naia today with the Rega Cartridge. Very nice, takes the traditional Rega strengths and amplifies them. Great prat as expected, very well organized. A little polite, but the cart is not broken in yet. Interesting that my ref is the Pure Fidelity also and I am sticking with it as well.
@@thomascollins7932 the NAIA runs it close in many ways but too many Regaisms hinder a busy reviewer. Plus, the PF with the upgraded OL Enterprise MK4 tonearm is tough to beat.
Great video, as always. I love your Pure Fidelity turntable, but not the top Regas. Besides being unable to change VTA, as another commenter noted, their skeletonized frames look weird and frail to me.
Wow Anthony, very intriguing take on the Rega, I think for someone wanting set and forget superb vinyl , with little knowledge this Rega is perfect, but having owned a top rega myself, once you get into the hobby and build up some knowledge, the simplicity starts to grate, so I think your decision makes sense as an advanced vinylphile , the looks are polarising and although there is advanced material science here , the looks to me give the appearance of fragility imho.
I would agree with your assessment of Rega-isms and for a reviewer dealing with shims and not being able to change cables would be a nightmare. I enjoyed my time with Rega and the tweaks that I did on my p3-24 when I owned it with groove tracer tweaks. My question for you is outside of the Rega issues and pound for pound putting your reviewer’s hat on does the NAIA with that cartridge that was on it sound better than that beautiful wooden reference of yours that you showed in the video in bass, treble, midrange, and prat or is it just different?
Depends on what your definition of perfection is, but in these pricey days of high end audio, £12,000 incl. a knockout cart that plays at this exalted level is about right, IMO. Crazy prices, but hey, in high end audio these days, you gotta pay to play.
@@AudiophiliaChannel only if you like to waste money. There are great sounding tables for half that sum. Conversely, it’s not twice as good as a table costing six grand. It’s more preference and bragging rights. Many egos have been crushed by a double blind listening test that proves as much.
@@AudiophiliaChannel Greed is not nonsence .. It is a fact! I know a good retailer who was refused a Rega Account because he was deemed to be too small .. That says it all. The Accountants make the rules.
@@AudiophiliaChannel You have to listen to it with their cartridge...because you cannot dial in any other cartridge. Maybe you should get a Beogram 4002 if you want a turntable you can only use one cartridge in...
Yeah. They want the least amount of moving parts. VTA creates more moving parts. This is one of the best TTs at any price range. The Aphelion 2 is one of the best carts out there too. No one would say the Beogram is even close to as good as this… not really a comparison
@@rgrost1 Please tell me you adjust the VTA with a microscope when you play a 180 gram record with a slip mat!?!? If not you might as well not even listen to vinyl
It’s a beautiful table. Rega makes a great set it, forget it table.
Wow Anthony, very intriguing take on the Rega, I think for someone wanting set and forget superb vinyl , with little knowledge this Rega is perfect, but having owned a top rega myself, once you get into the hobby and build up some knowledge, the simplicity starts to grate, so I think your decision makes sense as an advanced vinylphile , the looks are polarising and although there is advanced material science here , the looks to me give the appearance of fragility imho.
Exactly my experience, Andrew, especially when I owned a 10. But man, the NAIA is sweeeeeet!
I listened to a Naia today with the Rega Cartridge. Very nice, takes the traditional Rega strengths and amplifies them. Great prat as expected, very well organized. A little polite, but the cart is not broken in yet. Interesting that my ref is the Pure Fidelity also and I am sticking with it as well.
@@thomascollins7932 the NAIA runs it close in many ways but too many Regaisms hinder a busy reviewer. Plus, the PF with the upgraded OL Enterprise MK4 tonearm is tough to beat.
I'll stay in the day dreaming camp Anthony. 😁
Great video, as always. I love your Pure Fidelity turntable, but not the top Regas. Besides being unable to change VTA, as another commenter noted, their skeletonized frames look weird and frail to me.
Thank you, Vladimir, for the kind words. My wife agrees with you, but oh, how I loved it. I just love my setup more, plus all the Rega-isms! lol
Wow Anthony, very intriguing take on the Rega, I think for someone wanting set and forget superb vinyl , with little knowledge this Rega is perfect, but having owned a top rega myself, once you get into the hobby and build up some knowledge, the simplicity starts to grate, so I think your decision makes sense as an advanced vinylphile , the looks are polarising and although there is advanced material science here , the looks to me give the appearance of fragility imho.
Currently this is scheduled to be my final turntable in the Autumn but keeping my MC Windfield cart currently on my Michelle Orbe SE
Let us know how you like it. You have a good cart and ‘table (heard both several times), but I’d say you will really enjoy the NAIA.
I would agree with your assessment of Rega-isms and for a reviewer dealing with shims and not being able to change cables would be a nightmare. I enjoyed my time with Rega and the tweaks that I did on my p3-24 when I owned it with groove tracer tweaks.
My question for you is outside of the Rega issues and pound for pound putting your reviewer’s hat on does the NAIA with that cartridge that was on it sound better than that beautiful wooden reference of yours that you showed in the video in bass, treble, midrange, and prat or is it just different?
@@sidvicious3129 different but very close, but if I had to choose, it’d be mine. 👍
So which actually sounds better to you if you weren’t a reviewer?
@@JohnLee-db9zt More different than better. But reviewer or not, I chose Harmony with the upgraded arm.
For 13 kilobucks, it better merit nothing less than. perfection.
Depends on what your definition of perfection is, but in these pricey days of high end audio, £12,000 incl. a knockout cart that plays at this exalted level is about right, IMO. Crazy prices, but hey, in high end audio these days, you gotta pay to play.
@@AudiophiliaChannel only if you like to waste money. There are great sounding tables for half that sum. Conversely, it’s not twice as good as a table costing six grand. It’s more preference and bragging rights. Many egos have been crushed by a double blind listening test that proves as much.
Good evening. It would have been better if the Plateau had been around €7000. I am very expensive!!!
Does anyone know what material the plinth is made from?
Carbon with a Tancast foam core.
sponge and fairy dust..?
S.punk from Roy Gandy.
Does it sag much
Those braces look dumb
Audio is not fun anymore.. Its all superceeded by greedy Accountants determined to squeeze as much as they can from the customer...
Sure it is. Ignore all the greed nonsense. For sure, it’s rampant, but music played through great equipment is so bloody good. Keep the faith, mate 👍
@@AudiophiliaChannel Greed is not nonsence .. It is a fact! I know a good retailer who was refused a Rega Account because he was deemed to be too small .. That says it all. The Accountants make the rules.
Any turntable that makes it virtually impossible to change VTA is a fatally flawed design. Period.
Listen the NAIA with an Aphelion 2 and get back to me.
@@AudiophiliaChannel You have to listen to it with their cartridge...because you cannot dial in any other cartridge. Maybe you should get a Beogram 4002 if you want a turntable you can only use one cartridge in...
Yeah. They want the least amount of moving parts. VTA creates more moving parts. This is one of the best TTs at any price range. The Aphelion 2 is one of the best carts out there too. No one would say the Beogram is even close to as good as this… not really a comparison
Even if you stick to Rega cartridges, the SRA will vary from cartridge to cartridge. So you need to adjust for that.
@@rgrost1 Please tell me you adjust the VTA with a microscope when you play a 180 gram record with a slip mat!?!? If not you might as well not even listen to vinyl
What a horrible looking TT! Sound is nothing to write home about.
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