A tale of two turntables


Hi All, I am upgrading from Vintage TT and I have good opportunities for either a pro-ject carbon debut with upgraded acrylic platter and a new ortofon blue cart OR a Rega P6 with a new Exact cart and the beefier power supply. Amplification is Mc MA5200 and speakers are various including Sonus Faber Cremona, Tannoy Precision 6.2LEs and B&W CDM7SEs. 
The Rega is about twice the price of the PCD. Can you give me some thoughts on your experiences that may be relevant or specific feedback on these models that will help in decision making? Thank you. 
astorey

Showing 1 response by jbuhl

I just upgraded from a Project RPM to the P6 with the Ania Pro. It’s very lightweight Plinth. The table is nice and quiet and operates smoothly. The dust cover must be lifted all the way up to get to hold position. Halfway up and its a guillotine. I pull the cover for serious listening sessions, easy to do. I have to turn up my pre-amp volume more than the RPM but I love the sound. Cart came installed but you gots to put on the counter weight and balance the arm which was easy to do. Used a little coffee scale to set the tone arm weight per specs. It appears to be a really solidly built unit. The queuing lift did not bring the cart off the vinyl far enough. I called Rega and they instructed me how to adjust it and sent me the tiny .5 hex wrench fo free. If you go P6 I highly recommend saving the extra $ and springing for the Ania Pro cart (I expect a MAC would support MC). You will not be disappointed.
Update: Looks like your amp does not support MC according to the 6moons review.

https://6moons.com/audioreviews/mcintosh3/1.html