Tvad, It appears you are contradicting yourself, regarding upgrading that is. There's nothing wrong with stock Rega tonearms, and for that matter, Rega doesn't "encourage" anyone to upgrade.
First paragraph says, "The problem I have with Rega stems from their business model, which seems to encourage constant upgrades: platter, speed control, arm. It never ends."
Second paragraph says,
"If you want exact speed in a time tested table/arm design, then buy a Technics. Later. add a couple KAB upgrades, and for under $1000 you're done. Or, watch for a used version to surface with the KAB upgrades already installed."
So upgrading the Technics is o.k., but not so with Rega??? This is not a personal attack on you BTW. I'm just confused by your post.
First paragraph says, "The problem I have with Rega stems from their business model, which seems to encourage constant upgrades: platter, speed control, arm. It never ends."
Second paragraph says,
"If you want exact speed in a time tested table/arm design, then buy a Technics. Later. add a couple KAB upgrades, and for under $1000 you're done. Or, watch for a used version to surface with the KAB upgrades already installed."
So upgrading the Technics is o.k., but not so with Rega??? This is not a personal attack on you BTW. I'm just confused by your post.