Cheap Phono leads on RP1

[AmigaNut]

I realise the RP1 is the entry level turntable from Rega and it is suppose to be a plug and play set up, but I have been wondering why they put cheap phono leads on to it. I would have thought it would have been cheaper to just put phono sockets on and allow the end user to choose the quality/price of leads that suits them.

Has any one modded an RP1 to take better quality leads, I am not talking mega buck prices just leads say around £20 or so with decent screening?

I would ask Rega, but as they only have a postal address and not an email one is not worth the hassle.

AmigaNut

 

[stevebrock]

probabyl not much to be gained considering the price of the deck!

HoweverI suppose you could rewire yourself

 

[MakkaPakka]

How do you know the phono leads are cheap? Just because they don't have a fancy looking sheath doesn't mean what's inside isn't adequate.

Also, Rega has been designing turntables for decades. It has obviously taken the view the leads are up to the job and wouldn't waste all the effort that went into the design on the last part of the chain.

Is there anything to suggest the leads aren't adequate other than the assumption that something more expensive must be better?

 

[stevebrock]

Thoguht the leads on my old RP1 were adequate for the TT

 

[stevebrock]

Thoguht the leads on my old RP1 were adequate for the TT

 

[John Duncan]

Phono leads on Regas have been cheap-looking for decades

 

[stevebrock]

Phono leads on Regas have been cheap-looking for decades

Not on the RP3 & RP6 they aren't

 

[AmigaNut]

How do you know the phono leads are cheap? Just because they don't have a fancy looking sheath doesn't mean what's inside isn't adequate.

Also, Rega has been designing turntables for decades. It has obviously taken the view the leads are up to the job and wouldn't waste all the effort that went into the design on the last part of the chain.

Is there anything to suggest the leads aren't adequate other than the assumption that something more expensive must be better?

I realise Rega know what they are doing and they proably are adequate, but they remind me of the cheapo ones you get in a cd player, I also note that the RP1 is the basic model but £229 is still not peanuts to some, although compared to an RP8 or RP40 it is.

Its just the choice to fit better would have been good

AmigaNut

 

[MakkaPakka]

I'm sure if you could provide evidence that other leads would perform better then Rega would be happy to reconsider its approach.