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.
Has anyone seen one of these in person yet? I’m looking at the website and the RS plinth seems to closely resemble the shade of metal on the N50. Is that accurate? Always hard to tell from an online picture. Here’s what I saw:
It’s a significant chunk of change. I couldn’t afford the P6 so I got the P3RS. I’m not deluded; it’s not a P6 lite. It’s the best ever P3 and that’s not too shabby. As someone has mentioned already the P8 upwards are not to everyone’s taste in terms of looks. So that makes the P6RS an even better upgrade from the P6. The RS is the best TT I could get away with. If Rega gifted me a NAIA my wife would make me modify my shed because she wouldn’t have it in the house.
This is supposed to be released next week. Has anyone seen any reviews? They must have sent at least a few out for the bigger review sites
Reviews this week in both AVForums and The Ear - extremely favourable reviews
I really can’t imagine Rega making anything but a great deck, at any price level. They will have carefully worked out where this new product fits in.
If you’re ok with their idiosyncrasies and house sound you’ll be in safe hands I am sure.
The ‘but the next one up is only x hundred more’ is a non starter. You assign the importance/budget and choose accordingly.
Wow, you are not wrong. Amazing reviews- especially the av. I might just cave in and buy one
I love my P6 with the ND9. The step up from the ND7 wasn’t minor. I’m really curious how much the performance bump is from the ND9 vs everything else.
Perhaps someone who’s gone from an ND7 to 9 can comment here?
There’s this thread:
But not sure there’s a direct comparison
Ya, to be clear, I had an ND7 put on my P6 right when the ND9 was released. I was able to listen to the ND7 some but as soon as the ND9 came in I was able to trade up to the ND9. The ND9 is definitely better as I describe in the ND9 thread. Ed Selley’s review is a little ambiguous about comparison with the P6 but does leave an open question about the importance of the ND9 in the whole thing…
I will find out soon enough because I’m curious enough to do a side by side between the P6 and P6RS when it hits my dealer…and will report back (in the colonies out in Seattle so it will take a little while)…
