Reloop Straightens Out the RP-8000

The RP-7000 and the RP-8000 from Reloop were modest movers last year. In an industry that is consumed by DJ controllers, or held to a standard turntable that isn't manufactured anymore, it's difficult to break in to the industry with a new turntable. We've seen turntables come and go, with the most movement from lower priced turntables that don't stand up to the SL-1200.

Reloop released the RP-7000 and RP-8000 turntables last year, and even with a high price point of $600 and $800 respectively, the unit was a mover, and received quite a bit of positive feedback from the DJ community. Now, Reloop has taken the RP-8000 one step further.

While the NAMM floor is still very much in setup mode, the rumors are flying out the door, and some random snapped photos are as well. While we can't get in, we love poking our heads in and catching things that fly out...like this....

Here's an RP-8000, same great MIDI control on a separate chassis, same great adjustable torque,...new tonearm? Yep, that's an RP-8000 with a straight tonearm, possibly a big deal for the scratch DJs. Will it make heads turn like it did when these beauties came out? Probably not, but we're diggin it so far...more to come.