Upgrading from. Rega Planar 6 to a Planar 8??


Greetings everyone. I currently own a Rega Planar 6/ Hana SL combo. Would like to know if the jump to a P6 is worth it. Love the current set up and would like to hear opinions from some of you.

Thanks so much. 

pivetta

Thanks to your responses. I do tend to like a darker sound and have heard the P10 with Hana red and it can be too much. Rega cartridges are definitely not in play since I went through 3 Rega Exacts and the built quality is horrible. 

there are many good mods to do to your P6 prior to upgrading, you may not want to bother upgrading after some of them. google upgrades for youer P6 and see whats available. My friend did a few of the popular ones on his and it was a good improvement and closes the gap more then we'd  like to admit over the P8. I think He did the belt doubled up, sub plater, brace and motor drive wheel ( part of the belt doubling). 

Put a Lyra Delos on the P10 and it will be anything but bright and brittle. The Lowly Delos is better than any Hana cartridge and the RB3000 is one of the best tonearms made. Ultimately, all of these tables need to be on an isolation platform. I agree with you on Rega cartridges. 

Mijo, since Rega design philosophy is not in keeping with your ideas on TT design, I’ve been wondering why and since when did you fall in love with the brand. 

HI Glennewdick. I am aware that there are several improvements for Rega tables. The one that comes to mind first is all the Tango Spinner products. Just concerned about resale value since upgrades ultimately don't get you any more money on the used market. I would like to share that I bought the Blue Edward little belter and also Herbie's little mat and love these tweaks. The table originally came with the white belt which was ok. Out of curiosity I bought the Rega reference belt from Music Direct and it literally sucked and returned it after 10 hours. The wow, flutter and speed stability were awful.$80 for an atrocity. I also find it interesting that it got amazing reviews from several people. Both my wife and I are professional musicians and could not believe how lame the belt was. Back it went to MD. Thanks again for you responses.