The other day I got my Thorens 147 turntable down out the loft.I bought it in South Africa in the 80`s.I hadnt used it for years plugged it in worked perfectly and played some of the Lp`s that I brought back with me and compared them with the cd`s of the same albums and they did still sound good quality wise.The 147 is big and not so modern looking. In its day it looked good with My Harman kardon amp and Kef speakers but now with my present system I would prefer something more modern looking and more slimline looking.Do you think I would be doing the wrong thing going for the Rega just for the looks.Any advice will be very welcome.Thanks.Alex