Anybody heard one outside the Bristol show? I was at my local dealer in London this week and they’ve said that it’s pretty impressive with the ND9 (was the first time I think they’ve heard that cart.)
They also seem to think that it’s going to be available for retail in about four to six weeks. And £2k - unless anyone has heard differently.
I never understood what the RS models were used for… take a little of the higher model to get closer, might as well take the higher model for hardly more expensive…
In this case, it looks like a pretty significant difference; the P8 with an ND7 is €3,099 over here. A P6 RS with the same arm and an ND9 would be €2,200 I think.
And TBH, I don’t think I could get away with the look of the P8 w Mrs. Finkle.
Yes, it’s a matter of taste but I find the P8 superb (I wouldn’t have it otherwise!)… the price difference is significant in this case indeed!
To be fair, I’ve never taken to the look of them either.
Yes. £2k v £2.5k for the P8 with ND9 for UK prices.
So that’s quite a saving, and a very different look.
Will be interesting to hear the difference
I was tempted, but Mrs SiB has just ordered some new cupboards for £3k, and summer holiday still to be booked. So not for me this year (at least)
You seem to answer your question yourself.
Available in upcoming months, its possible only dealer network that have had a chance to hear P6rs.
I can’t imagine any dealer review being anything but positive, they sell for a living. I’d wait for owner/user reviews. (Bet a lot of old P6 will be available on the s/h market this year.)
But, I understand your eagerness, its exiting how close P6rs comes to a P8, at a lower cost, and for those not wanting Skeletal looks.
Refreshing new products from Rega, while others release nothing 
Now, if they’d put the Rb3000 on the 6RS, that would really upset things. As it is in the UK I’d expect people to buy what they like the look of. There are a few that will prefer the traditional look of the 6 over the 8.
We were discussing in the other thread exactly this - how Naim is ceding territory to Rega specifically and will most likely not get it back.
The difference in price between the P3RS and the P6 with ND5 wasn’t insignificant. In a perfect world I’d have a NAIA. If my circumstances changed terribly I’d get a P1. They all sound great.