New Rega Planar 6

It’s a little early for me  to compare the sound of the WT and Rega since I’ve only had the Rega for one day.  The WT had several issues—all the adjustments could be a good thing if they were done correctly but I really didn’t understand them and know  how.  The tone arm and bearing fluids probably deteriorate over time and should be drained and replaced.  Taking the WT for service or cartridge replacement alway ended up with spilled fluid.  There was no lever to lift the tonearm, something  I appreciate on the Rega.  The Planar 6 for $1500 seems very well made but much simpler and more user friendly than the WT.  More about the most important thing-the sound- when I’ve listened more.  

Just to clarify— the Rega P6 was replaced recently by the Planar 6.  The Planar 6 has multiple improvements including a better tonearm, platter, “plinth” and power supply. Before the upgrade, the less expensive Planar 3, which came out a while ago, actually had a better tonearm than the next step up in the Rega line (which was the P6). Now the Planar 3 and 6 have the same tonearm. A little confusing.   My new turntable is the upgraded Planar 6.  

My dealer originally recommended the Planar 3 as the one to get.  However, if you factor in the cost of the Planar 3 and the $400 extra power supply (which is not included), it comes to only $100-200 less than the Planar 6, which includes the power supply (a better version) and many other improvements.  The Planar 6 seemed like a no brainer to me. I pointed this out and the dealer agreed. 

Thanks. Very Interesting.  This problem has not occurred with my Planar 6.  Fortunately, Rega turntables come with a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects, as you my know, so hopefully the guy who encountered the sagging problem was able to get it fixed. 

Responding to the earlier posting on this board by Mofimadness, I agree with what you told Roy Gandy.  To compound the confusion, the new Planar 6 has “P6” on the plinth and the cover of the manual, even though the P6 (or RP6) is the older model it replaces.  When I saw this, I was concerned at first that I had been given the old model (but it’s all good).