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Rega planar 3 upgrade

Hi,
I'm looking to upgrade my 30 years old Rega  planar 3.  I have the motor upgrade from Rega installed.
I have a Linn Linto Phonostage with a Ortofon Rondo Red MC cartridge (which I hate...too bright for me).
I have thoughts of switching to the Rega Ania pro MC cartridge and maybe replacing the cable of the RB300 tonearm (30 years ago the RB300 came with a very poor quality cable).
1. Any thought on the Ania pro ?  Would it fit the Linn Linto ?
2. What cable can I use to upgrade the RB300 ? Can I use an old XLO Reference 3 RCA cable that I have, strip its edge and mount it to the RB300 ?
triskadecaphobic

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mrklas
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I think you would be better served exploring the Planar 6 - the table itself is a significant improvement that you would hear the difference using the same cartridge on the Planar 3.
mrklas
441 posts
 
I have the P8/Ania...

I compared it to the P6/Ania and I was surprised on the difference in sound.  P8 was quieter and the dynamics was  greater than the difference between the P3 and the P6.

I use my McIntosh C2600 preamp's built in phono stage.

Fuel for thought - I planned for future upgrades to be the cartridge/phono stage.  
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