I have one in my other system. I think the metal platter does contribute the solid sound that Marty is decribing. I have Lyra De capo mounted on the stock rega arm. I A/B ed this set up with much more expesnive Transrotor Orfeo/triplanar/sheltor 501 and Sirius had better bass of the two. Much tigheter. Of course it did not didg deep in other areas, but was fairly good and bargain at the price. ($1500 v/s $14000). It is no headache TT. Set it up and forget about it. 45 rpm records however sounds a little off speed though. Although I have tried only once and may be it requires taughter belt tension or something. Overall a very good, compact, good looking and no-fuss design.
