Best TT under $1k

This Rega RP 6 is a great deal even for new asking price.

@elibow - You asked....

I have had a particularly bad experience with a couple of rega tables.  Cheap parts, poor qc, substandard performance.  Silk purse / sow's ear.  The ONLY redeeming quality I found was that it was fairly easy to set up because it couldn't be adjusted to improve performance.  Was even GIVEN one that I took back to the dealer. 

All were easily bettered by both my AR-ES and VPI HW-19/III.  And the VPI was using a Linn Basik LVX with a defective counterweight buffer / damper.    

I was told that to make a rega perform, it was necessary to add a lot of tweaks, options and modifications. So what's the point of even getting a rega table if it doesn't sound good anyway out of the box and requires a lot of mods.

So in my experienced opinion, rega tables are not worth the box used to pack them.

But YMMV..  YRMV.

I didn't know that all belt drive were cheap nonsense. I must get rid on my Thorens TD-147 with and 2M black cart. 

+3 Rega RP6

I can’t believe how much Rega TT’s cost now. Back in the 80’s the rega 2 was a Dual 505 competitor for £129 and a rega 3 w/rb300 was £288!  I don’t see what they could have done to the decks to justify the current pricing.