In all this searching I did notice some other tables that might be interesting, if anyone has comments on these... (all are stereophile Class B, so I think we're at least in the same ball-park of features/quality.
1) Mofi UltraDeck (discontinued so there are some frankly VERY large discounts...
Thanks Gents, I'm curious if you've actually seen an X8 in person and can compare the two or if it comes more from general brand knowledge/loyalty... I know Rega is hugely popular and well-loved, but looking at it, it's just hard to feel like there's a ton of value in a 5 kg table with a glass...
I went by a sweet audio shop in Houston today looking for a turntable (maybe too nice, the cheapest turntable they had on display was a $5K McIntosh) and there were $30K D’Agostino and McIntosh components aplenty, so I was pretty impressed. The only table I was mildly interested in was a...