Rega Planar 6 vs Technics SL-1200GR2 – Quality of Life Differences?

The Technics SL 1200 GR2 no longer uses a quartz-controlled motor. It is far more advanced and efficient, utilising delta-sigma modulation: the turntable employs delta-sigma modulation (familiar from the 1-bit digital-to-analogue conversion in Technics amplifiers) to generate the drive signals for the motor.

• Vibration reduction: This digital signal processing drastically reduces minute inaccuracies in motor rotation (known as cogging) as well as electromagnetic vibrations.

• Precision: The result is an extremely clean sinusoidal current flow, which drives the brushless DC motor even more smoothly than conventional analogue controls.

Complementary technology: Multi-Stage Silent Power Supply

In addition to the ΔΣ-Drive, the GR2 utilises the Multi-Stage Silent Power Supply. This is a low-noise switching power supply that employs a special noise-reduction circuit (similar to the technology found in the high-end SL-1000R model) to keep any electrical noise away from the cartridge.

@jt449

thank you very much for that thoughtful reply.  I am really zeroing in on the importance of quality of life in all this.  I would like to get a point where I am just listening to music and doing as little tinkering as possible.

Dirk, You wrote, "The Technics SL 1200 GR2 no longer uses a quartz-controlled motor. It is far more advanced and efficient, utilising delta-sigma modulation: the turntable employs delta-sigma modulation (familiar from the 1-bit digital-to-analogue conversion in Technics amplifiers) to generate the drive signals for the motor." As I understand it, delta-sigma control systems often if not usually use a quartz reference.  So it may be that Technics has added the DS system and is regulating it with a quartz oscillator.

You also wrote, "This digital signal processing drastically reduces minute inaccuracies in motor rotation (known as cogging) as well as electromagnetic vibrations."  Does the digital processing reduce cogging or does it reduce "inaccuracies in motor rotation", because cogging is one source of inaccuracy, but there are others?  Further, wouldn't the very fact that the motor of the G and G2 series is coreless be the most effective means by which cogging is reduced in this series compared to the prior SL1200 series, which used a conventional iron core motor?

I am firmly ensconced in the Rega turntable universe. My table, arm, cartridge, and phono preamp are all Rega. My main reason for going with that setup is that I have no desire to tweak and try things out. I wanted a great vinyl rig that I didn’t have to tweak to get the best out of it. It took about 10 minutes to unbox and setup, and I haven’t had to do anything to it in two years. It just plays beautifully and reliably. A lot of people like to tweak and experiment and there is nothing wrong with that, But Rega is not the best system for that. I replaced a Technics SL-1200GR2 with it. There was nothing wrong with the Technics and it sounded great. But it was a little more involved to get setup for me.

As an owner of both (separately), @chillydog is a good example of the point I attempted to make.