RB300 with broken finger lift

... but then he will have spent money on getting that opinion which he could have put on a mint arm in the first place...

I bought a new P-25 with the rb-600 tonearm.
The finger lift was broken off when I opened the box.
I caller Lauerman Audio who at the time was the Rega importer.
Steve told me this is a problem with all Rega arms.If you look at the finger lift where it meets the arm,you will notice a indentation around the finger lift.This is where they break off.
Steve sent me a new arm that arrived unbroken.
I've read a tweak to the Rega arms is to saw off the finger lift as a measureable vibration emits from the finger lifts.
If the bearings are OK then I wouldnt be overly concerned with a broken finger lift,although I was. :~)
Rega (and others) need to sell their tables with the tonearm OFF the table and properly boxed to prevent this and other problems (bearings coming loose)

I have the RB 900 with the same problem. It was replaced with the finger lift from the naim aro. The naim is not as fragile or prone to vibrations. Rega makes a great arm, but the finger lift is another issue!!!

So, Nrchy, you do not say if the missing lift is any kind of problem.

Sdcampbell, you are risk averse. Me too. Expensive way and time consuming way to be. Doubts make nice things sound bad.

All due respect, David, but it sounds as if you decided you didn't want the experience for the benefit of which I asked my question (correct grammar an be so snooty sounding). Still, thanks for the input.

How about those Moth rb300s? Are they as good as Rega badged ones? Any quality difference *at all*?

The missing lift is not a problem because I replaced it with the finger lift from a naim aro arm as I said the first time!