Rega Naia

Then I understand what you mean. Rega develops its turntables together with the arms so they are all specific to the respective turntable, although some can be bought separately. They also suggest which pickups are best suited and the price for the pickup will be significantly lower if you buy a pre-assembled one directly from the factory.

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Thank you for reporting on your listening experience Bjornā€¦sorry that it has been so adversely criticisedā€¦
without the understanding that a Rega TT and its arm are really a package.
Rega are no diffeent to Naim and Linnā€¦if they market something as betterā€¦it will be better. Most of us are seeking confirmation of how much better when deciding whether to buy.

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Yes, I have also read that it has received mixed reviews but after hearing itā€¦ People should probably take magazine reviews with a pinch of salt and listen for themself I think.

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Completely agree

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I donā€™t mind putting it in print, for me Naia was simply the best vinyl replay system Iā€™ve ever heard. With one exception, a friend has a Naiad playing via his S1, 500 and 800ā€™s.

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Same cartridge and tonearm, but the tonearm was upgraded to a one piece titanium vertical bearing and spindle assembly.

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Any thoughts when comparing to some others like LP 12?

I see one listed on the website of a dealer I use here in Canada. Asking 18 K without a cartridge and 24 K with Aphelionā€¦no thanks.
How do these prices compare to British?

12,500 GBP with the cartridge here in the UK. So per Google circa 21,400 CAD at current FX rates. 10K w/o cart.

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I think thatā€™s the big question! I heard a top spec LP12 at last years Bristol show and despite its ridiculous cost I thought it sounded pretty good. Certainly better than my LP12 with Aro, Krystal and Superline. However, a shop dem of the Rega Naia and a listen to my friends Naiad has really changed my mind on that. Iā€™d be really interested to hear a side by side shoot-out of the two together on the same system. I know which one my money will be on!

A lot of us would like to hear that! Perhaps with a Vertere and a Brinkmann in the mix tooā€¦

Hereā€™s another way of thinking about all of this:
At these heady heights, you are most likely to hear differences.
ā€¦butā€¦
The important thing for us as individuals is ā€˜which do we prefer?ā€™

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