---
product_id: 10462194
title: "REGA - Reference Drive Belt Upgrade"
brand: "rega"
price: "C$45"
currency: NIO
in_stock: false
reviews_count: 13
url: https://www.desertcart.ni/products/10462194-rega-reference-drive-belt-upgrade
store_origin: NI
region: Nicaragua
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# Compatible with all Rega Ultra-pure rubber Smoother & stronger REGA - Reference Drive Belt Upgrade

**Brand:** rega
**Price:** C$45
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🎵 Unleash the true potential of your vinyl!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** REGA - Reference Drive Belt Upgrade by rega
- **How much does it cost?** C$45 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ni](https://www.desertcart.ni/products/10462194-rega-reference-drive-belt-upgrade)

## Best For

- rega enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted rega brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Upgrade Your Vibe:** Transform your listening experience and impress your audiophile friends.
- • **Elevate Your Sound:** Experience unparalleled audio clarity with our premium drive belt.
- • **Lasting Durability:** Designed to outlast standard belts—replace every 4-5 years.
- • **Universal Compatibility:** Seamlessly fits all Rega turntables for effortless upgrades.
- • **Engineered for Excellence:** Crafted from ultra-pure rubber for superior performance.

## Overview

The REGA Reference Drive Belt Upgrade is crafted from ultra-pure, unbleached rubber, providing a smoother and stronger alternative to standard Rega belts. Compatible with all Rega turntables, this upgrade enhances audio performance and is recommended for replacement every 4-5 years.

## Description

This Drive Belt Upgrade Improves the Performance of Any Rega Table Rega's Limited Edition White Belt was so popular they decided to make it a standard production item! Made from an ultra-pure rubber designed for Rega's cartridges, but now unbleached, this belt is the same one originally offered as the Limited Edition White Belt. The Upgrade Drive Belt is far superior to the standard Rega Belt, an improvement that is easily audible and easy to implement! The Upgrade Drive Belt is made from a new type of rubber; this ultra-pure rubber doesn't have any dyes in it, and is now unbleached hence the tan color. This new material is smoother and stronger than the standard drive belt, Rega claims the Upgrade Drive Belt is the most accurate drive belt they have ever produced, one that guarantees precision and improved motor control. In our listening tests, installing the Upgrade Drive Belt resulted in dramatic improvements in timing, pacing and especially dynamic range. Speed stability was also dramatically improved! The Upgrade Drive Belt works with any Rega turntable and is highly recommended! When Was the Last Time you Replaced your Rega Belt? Rega recommends replacing the belt on their tables every 4-5 years. If you've been enjoying your Rega table for longer than 5 years and haven't replaced your belt, why not upgrade to one of these belts and improve the performance of your analog rig!

## Features

- Made from an ultra-pure rubber designed for Rega's cartridges, but now unbleached
- Far superior to the standard Rega Belt
- New material is smoother and stronger than the standard drive belt
- Works with any Rega turntable
- Rega recommends replacing the belt on their tables every 4-5 years

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great vendor, great deliver & outstanding product
  

*by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2013*

First the delivery of this product was amazing.  I received delivery two working days!  Packaging was perfect for protection.  I can't understand the other reviewers issues with this product.  On my Rega Planar 2 combined with a Groovetracer custom subplatter, the fit was perfect.  Then there is the sound....OMG!  I had a hard time believing some of the reviews that a belt could make much of a difference.  It does indeed...tighter bass, slightly better soundstage.  Top notch product combined with world class service from the vendor.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Easy system upgrade.
  

*by N***E on Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2018*

I don't know it this is just a case of "psycho-acoustics" to justify the act of spending $59 for what amounts to a rubber band, but records did sound better. The bass was tighter and I could tell that the sound stage widened and instruments were more "localized" within that sound stage. Vocals were centered and forward with the rest of the band behind and to the slight left and right of the vocals. Orchestras seemed larger and more detail of the instruments could be heard. For you Rega turntable owners, I would recommend this upgrade.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A replacement belt that's worth the price
  

*by A***G on Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2017*

I have a 1978 Rega Planar II with the Rega-supplied original tonearm and a Grado Black1 1/2" cartridge. I had left it too long between belt replacements and the old one (obviously not an original--it was at least the 7th one since I first bought the machine) started to become rigid and to slip. This new HiDEF Lifestyle replacement belt functions at least as well as the very first Rega belt did (that one lasted me nearly a full decade, in less than ideal climate-control conditions), and has an added advantage: it's light/white in color, so is very easy to see against the black plinth surface when you're attaching it. So, good for old geezers like me with failing eyesight, and better/easier for pretty much everyone else. I don't have "perfect pitch" but I do have a good sense of relative pitch, so I know when an analog disc is playing at the right speed because I can tell if a piece of music is in the right key or not. (The Rolling Stones' original studio recording of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is in B minor, for example. And the Glazunov violin concerto op. 82 in A minor is in ... well, I rest my case.) As soon as I had installed this belt, my old turntable was playing my music collection pitch-perfect: there's no test like the ear test.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-21*