Has anyone heard the new Rega RP10?


How does it sound compared to the RP8? How does it compare to other TT in it's price range?
bobheinatz

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Having big issues with RP10

Detail superb, timbre good, but has collapsed soundstage into one flat thin dimensionless layer, no slam, no dynamic punch, compared to other TT through Totem Dreamcatchers NAIT5i 2, which was sensational but lacked, guess what? Timbre and detailed resolution, with the same cart, BTW.

RP10 sitting on 10Kg of granite slab set into Target equipment frame. Getting the impression it doesn't like high mass low compliance carts as I had to whack the playing weight up for the DV20X2L compared to the Jelco 750D in other TT.

Not thrilled, at all.
OK, solved . Thankfully I have auditioned my own system in a nice, big room, and also trialed my RP10 in a friends system. I need to get my system out of my study!! The two systems used with my RP10 : triamped Accuphases, Accuphase pre amp, latest Perreaux phono stage , BMW801's, (the owners transrotor, Benz Ruby 3, Kuzma 12" to base-line)

Now , MY system :Naim Nait 5i-2 , Totem Dreamcatchers, RP10, Dynavector DV20X2. Perreaux phono stage 100 Ohm input 'Z'.

Putting the RP10 in my friends system: Every album is like listening to the musicians in the room. Pin point placement of instruments, as though everything was laid down in a single session. Amazing. Keep the transrotor and the Benz, thanks, I'm astonished at the RP10 and the Dynavector. When it wears out, I'll look a bit further up the market, but I LIKE Dynavector. A lot. Totem dream catchers are where I want to be. Pinpoint accuracy of tri amped 801's is missing, but boy, do I like what I have otherwise.