This is probably a dumb question. I see some cheaper versions of the Feickert protractor on ebay for around $100. Would those be OK or do I need to spend $300 for the real deal?
Rega Planar 3 upgrades
Hi Everyone,
I have a couple of quick turntable related questions for the community.
A little background. I currently have two turntable setups. One is a Clearaudio Concept with a Dynavector 10x5 cartridge. The other is Rega Planar 3 (2016 version) with an Ortofon 2M Bronze.
I've been thinking of upgrades for the Planar 3 and took the plunge on a new Neo TTPSU. Any thoughts on a Groovetracer sub platter? How close would I be to a Planar 6 at that point?
The Clearaudio MM cartridge that came with the Concept table was barely used when I upgraded the cartridge to the 10x5. I still have it laying around. Can anyone recommend to me a good relatively cheap (under $400) turntable that would be a good fit for this cartridge? I believe it weights 8 grams and has a tracking force of 1.9 to 2.5g.
One final question. Can anyone recommend a decently easy to use cartridge protractor? I need to learn to do my own setups.
Thank you
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I mean, if you like the Rega sound, go for it. I had a P3 and bought the upgraded power supply, sub-platter and platter. The sound definitely improved. The image was wider, background was blacker, it was able to handle loud and complex passages much better, but I still wasn't entirely satisfied with it. I ended up buying a Dual 1219 from fixmydual.com and liked it much better. |
I took Tooblue's advice and purchase a Vinyl Source custom arc protractor for Rega arms. I'll start with this since it's so affordable. They mentioned I could use this same protractor for my Clearaudio Concept. Cartridge Arc Alignment Protractor. For use with Rega Tonearms. | vinyl (thevinylsource.co.uk) I do like the Rega sound. I like my Concept better, but that magnetic bearing tonearm is super sensitive to floor vibrations. I've had to relegate it to my basement system where walking across the floor is a non-issue. It could be I just prefer the 10x5 over the 2M Bronze. Those systems are apple and oranges to each other as well. In regards to my newish unused Clearaudio MM cartridge. I do have a third system which consist of 90's era Rotel gear (972 pre, 980BX amp) with DCM Timewindow 3 speakers that I wouldn't mind a table on. Seems like anything newish comes with a cart. I want to find something inexpensive without a cart to play around with setup. |
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