Rega Research makes the best turntables, for the real world, in the world.
Rega makes 2000 turntables a month.
Rega makes turntables that people buy and use the BeeGeesus out of.
Rega's are built for simplicity, reliability, and low fuss. We call them 'The Honda of turntables' because they perform well and they start each and every morning. You can also upgrade them with both Rega and aftermarket components. Rega's are also one of the highest resale value turntables made, just-like-a-Honda.
Founded in Essex England nearly 40 years ago by Roy Gandy, a curious curious automotive engineer with a knack for quality-shoe mechanical engineering, Rega has grown to a 30,000 foot purpose built factory that makes turntables, cartridges, hifi electronics, and speakers - see Rega historical timeline. Rega offers the turntable models P1, P2, P3, P6, RP8, and RP10, covering a wide price and performance range, but all based on the same simple design harkening back to the original 1973 Rega Planet, 1975 Planar 2, and classic Planar 3, aka the "Rega 3". Rega exports to 40 markets all over the world.
Pearl Audio has been selling, setting up, and servicing Rega turntables for sixteen years and specializes in their setup, maintance, and upgrades. Come in and ask for a pair of 2mm Tonearm shims, and we probably have them, as well as belts, cartridges, and even some upgrade parts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7elN5KCPvU
http://www.rega.co.uk/rega-factory-tour.html
The Rega Factory is in Southend-on-Sea Essex, England, UK.
Pearl Audio has been a Rega Dealer since 2003.