Rega’s RP-1 Performance Pack Upgrade

By Stephen Mejias • Posted: Nov 18, 2010

With the news that Rega had replaced their esteemed P1 record player with the $445 RP-1, many wondered what would come of the company’s P2 player. Wedged between the new RP-1 and the P3-24, the $545 P2 seemed like an unnecessary step in an otherwise logical product line.

The company has now introduced their “Performance Pack” upgrade for the RP-1.

It includes a Bias 2 phono cartridge, the drive belt upgrade (reviewed in our November 2010 issue), and a thicker wool platter mat, also found in Rega’s P3, P5, and P7 turntables. The Performance Pack upgrade for the RP-1 costs $195 and effectively replaces the P2.

A 14mm O-ring spacer is also included, which maintains the RP-1’s friendly plug-and-play design. No Fremering necessary. Just insert the O-ring spacer to the RB101 tonearm ahead of the balance weight and screw the balance weight as close to the stop point as possible. The tonearm will now be properly set for use with the Bias 2 cartridge. Nice. The Performance Pack is available as an after-market upgrade, or can be factory-fitted to an RP-1.

I’ll talk about Rega’s RP-1 turntable in the February 2011 “Entry Level” column, and, if all goes according to plan, I’ll try out the Performance Pack upgrade in the March issue.

Comments

Submitted by tom collins on November 19, 2010 - 6:48am.

i got back into turntables with a rega p2 a few years ago. i can't imagine an easier rig to get started on vinyl with. your upcoming reviews should be of much interest to anyone thinking to get started or come back to vinyl.

Nice upgrade

Submitted by daniloreyes on November 23, 2010 - 8:34am.

Hi,
This is an awesome idea, very nice that you can have an upgrade path. But did you reviewed already next year? Nov 2011 LOL

Thanks for the correction

Submitted by Stephen Mejias on November 23, 2010 - 11:39am.

Thanks for pointing out my error. I've now corrected the entry. When you work in magazine and web publishing, it's really difficult to keep the months and years straight!

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