I received the Rega 6 with the Ania Pro cartridge today. I have been comparing it to my Dual CS 5000 turntable. Playing Flowers in the Dirt by Paul McCartney, the Dual sounds 2 dimensional while the Rega 6 has more of a 3-dimensional sound. What makes it more 3D? The reverbs are heard better, and the music has more front to back. In going to David Bowie's Lets Dance, the bass is tighter, and more background details are brought forward. I really like what I am hearing so far. Its still pretty early in my testing. The difference between the two turntables depends on the music. Music from the 80's moving forward, you hear more of the details on the recordings. Older music from the 60's, some of the extra detail is not there, because it was not recorded with the fine details. However with Monkey Man by the Rolling Stones, the Dual though it sounds good, the vocals and piano are little recessed. The bass guitar is a little boomy in comparison to the Rega. 6. Micks vocals are a little more refined on the Rega 6.
The tone arm lifter feels very high end, very good design, and material used. The turntable has the one quirk that other people have mentioned. The noise the belt makes when it first starts moving. It is odd that the turntable does not turn off when I move the tone arm all the way to the right on its holder like it does with the Dual. So you always have to turn off the power supply to stop the turntable from spinning.
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