Turntable upgrade


I would like to upgrade my TT setup. Right now it consists of a Rega P6 with an Ania cartridge and a Rega MC FONO phono amp. Rogue RP-1(which I plan to upgrade to a RP-5v2) and a Parasound 2125v2. My speakers are AV123 Strata Mini's. 
I believe I want to upgrade to the Rega P8 tonearm, platter and possibly the P8 motor and pulley. I really do not like the look of the P8 or 10. I think upgrading to the P8 motor and pulley might not be possible, but I’m wondering if the tone arm and platter would make a big difference? My listening room is moving from a 25 by 20 room to a 15 1/2 by 12 1/2 foot room. Which I’m looking forward to because the other room was so big everyone’s crap wound getting dumped there.

Thanks for any suggestions or comments

thegreenline

Showing 1 response by sokogear

I had  a P5 with its RB700 arm and first upgraded the arm to the one that comes with the P8, the RB880. Huge difference (already had the TT_PSU). Subsequently I upgraded the table itself and actually like the look of it, although I must say the improvement in sound is not nearly as much as upgrading the arm itself. I assume you have the RB330 arm on the P6, so I would start with the arm if you don't want to take the full plunge to the P8.

Also, in my experience, Rega's cartridges are not nearly as good a value as their arms and tables. Try a different cartridge/phono stage combo, remembering to stay on the lighter side of cartridges. FWIW I have a van den Hul MC One special with a Sutherland Insight with LPS. I am very happy and the stylus on the cartridge lasts an especially long time.

Just remember to make sure the table is well isolated from vibrations. I put mine on top of a Townshend seismic platform which sits on a wall mounted shelf. My floor is suspended over a crawl space, and the sound improvement from putting the table on top of the platform/shelf combo was a dramatic improvement.