Once burned, shame on you. Twice burned, shame on me. Three times burned without any success is a significant enough sampling for me. rega? Never again..
I've had three VPI tables and two AR tables that all worked and sounded great right out of the box. Nothing to send back. All five outperformed the rega tables significantly. I'm not about to start going through a large sampling of rega tables just to find one that sounds as good as an AR. I'll take my chances on real turntables and enjoy the music without figuring out shipping options to return yet another poor-performing rega table.
And my comments and opinions have been significantly softened for this thread. But that's just me.
If your experience has been wonderful, then good for you.