@OP. Make sure you like the sound of Rega's cartridges as not everyone does. With all due respect I'm not sure that looking for a five minute setup is the best way to spend that amount of money. Any competent dealer will set up the turntable for you and as long as it's a non suspended design, the setup will not change in transit. Technics and Clearaudio are strong competitors in that price range and the Clearaudio's can be had as a package with one of Clearaudio's own cartridges.
Is Rega the easiest turntable to set up....
I need a 3K to 5K table and MC Cart for my Aavik U-150 / Borresen X-3 set up.......I'm looking for a 5 minute set up and it seems Rega could be the easiest. I can get the P8 with Apheta 3 Cart for $4200 or the P6 w/ Ania Pro cart for $2600....Any other ideas?