What Made You Buy A Rega Tt?

[Sandbah 92]

Socktown, I much appreciate the last 2 paragraphs of your post. When I was researching an entry level table 3 or 4 years ago, one Rega consumer said, "Buying a Rega is a no brainer." That statement kept coming back to me, so I bought a 1 and did about a couple of hundred in upgrades including a better cart. I have a great, little, very musical table that is performing well above my expectations.

[socktown]

And isn't that really what owning a Rega is all about? Performance that makes you look at the simple device sitting on your rack and say "Wow! How does it do that?" You also don't have to spend a lot of money to get that performance. Sure, you can buy a P7 or a P9 and have a fantastic table. But I've myself heard a P1 and an old Planar 3 that made such fantastic music.

All turntables play records.

Rega's make music.

A no brainer!

Socktown, I much appreciate the last 2 paragraphs of your post. When I was researching an entry level table 3 or 4 years ago, one Rega consumer said, "Buying a Rega is a no brainer." That statement kept coming back to me, so I bought a 1 and did about a couple of hundred in upgrades including a better cart. I have a great, little, very musical table that is performing well above my expectations.

[Mark Edson]

Hi all I have a rega planner 3 that has now just been put to shame regarding sound & build by a 1974 Pioneer PL-512x my god you pay a load of money to get a good record deck when all the time you don't know whats out there in a persons loft the deck is basic but boy it's solid this deck sold in 1974 for £149.99 & didn't come with a stylus you had to by that yourself today if this deck was for sale new with the quality parts & motor it would cost more than any rega planner deck, I have set the rega & the pioneer up I'm sorry to say the Pioneer came out on top the Pioneer is now 37 years old & still looks like a modern deck it's in black with a s shape tone arm why Pioneer started to make the rubbish decks they did in the 80's I will never know

[mmfast]

I hate Rega because it prevents me from upgrading the TT. Too good at its price.
Any upgrade from a any external powered Rega is an arm and a leg more.
I have a new P3-24 with the Denon DL-A100 which is a special select 103R with a translucent body. Thought I have a great sound at about USD 1,600.
A P9 came up cheap. Transfer the Denon to the 2 year old P9, so much quieter. So much more music, more everything. The RB1000 squeezed the juice out of the cart.
A great deal on the Alpheta came up and oh my god, this is a great combo esp after about 50 hours of play. It blooms. Since sold my Denon and use my P3-24 as a mono rig with a Miyajima Be Mono (still running in).
Does Rega measure to any of the "super decks" which are at Super Prices. Probably not. But EVEN at half to a fraction of their price, you get 90+% assuming both are properly matched and setup.
Rega will never be as refine as some others running the same everything else. It will never be as quiet/black as some other deck regardless of how you try to isolate it or whatever mat/clamp/counterweight combo you use; I used Herbie mats and JW counterweights.
BUT Rega will never be AS EXPENSIVE. Great involving sound, if you like it, you can live with it for a long time.
The Rega may be simple but it is not simple to get it dead flat and get your setup perfect; damn MDF. Let your cartridge run in then play around. You will be surprised. I refers only to those with the external power supply and get a good power cord; mine is a Furutech Power Flux for the P9. I plan to replace the wall wart of the P3-24 power supply.
P9 is lovely, it is just that most people who had higher end (read expensive) stuff will not have a "cheap" TT. Also I realized not many great cartridges are mounted on the P9 or P3-24. The RB301 fully deserve a much better cartridge (forget about the Rega MM) even up to the Alpheta. The RB1000 will let your cartridge do magic. My next target will be a top-end Koetsu (any of the Platinum range) or Dynavector (sorry not the 17D Mk III, the RB1000 deserves better).
The Rega P9 and P3-24 has the potential to be great.
I have sort of "unbalanced" system according to my friends. Hovland HP200MC with NOS GEC and Telefunken, Pass Lab 350.5 and Thiels 3.7 and with cabling that cost a bomb but still experimenting whenever I get the chance.
Planning to add a second phono stage, either Herron VTPH-2 or Lehmann Silver Cube; yes one full tube, one full SS and both phono stages claiming similar attributes but taking a different path. I think a NOS out Herron may be a interesting listen.
Happy listening.

BEST THING IS I CAN BRING MY P9 TO A FRIENDS PLACE FOR A SHOOTOUT BUT THEY CANNOT BRING THEIR 50kg RIG TO MY PLACE.

BEAT THAT.

And isn't that really what owning a Rega is all about? Performance that makes you look at the simple device sitting on your rack and say "Wow! How does it do that?" You also don't have to spend a lot of money to get that performance. Sure, you can buy a P7 or a P9 and have a fantastic table. But I've myself heard a P1 and an old Planar 3 that made such fantastic music.

All turntables play records.

Rega's make music.

A no brainer!

Socktown, I much appreciate the last 2 paragraphs of your post. When I was researching an entry level table 3 or 4 years ago, one Rega consumer said, "Buying a Rega is a no brainer." That statement kept coming back to me, so I bought a 1 and did about a couple of hundred in upgrades including a better cart. I have a great, little, very musical table that is performing well above my expectations.

[amazement]

Bought my first Planar 2 in 1989 then moved up to a LP12, sold that and got into CD, bought a P3 in 2000, sold that and got a Gyrodeck, sold the gyro and moved onto PC stored music, recently missing my records and bought a used P5 for a good price, fitted a Elys 2, TTPSU, Fono MM and am happ once more.
Could never really get along with sprung turntables and like the simplicity of the Regas, currently looking at ow to improve my P5, Groovetracer etc.

[banerjba]

I sold my LP12 Valhalla for a P5/TT PSU. Both are great tables but the Rega is the one I prefer.

[Doorbell]

I was tired of my Audio Technica PL120 and wanted something different. I originally went for a Music Hall 2.2 but didn't like it much and decided to buy a RP1 from a local dealer. It's a great TT, though in May I moved on to a Technics 1200mk2. I just recently took my RP1 out of storage and plan on getting the performance pack and a Mini Fono pre amp to go along with it. I do eventually want to get a RP3/P3-24 one day.

[Gavin Vinyl]

Went from 2 Direct Drive w/mixing board
to Rega Planar 3 after I heard an LP12
Friends at hifi store sold me used in great condition $500 20yrs ago
Still going strong,love the tweaks I've made last 2 yrs !!
Now going to buy more records only 1000+ at present
Love my Rega !!!

[Tbolt]

Hi, I bought a P3-24 (red) last year with a minor cosmetic blemish at Moorgate Acoustics in Sheffield for £349. Reduced from £600.

http://www.moorgateacoustics.co.uk/new- ... 710496.php

I started out with a B&O Beocentre 4600 and B&O speakers in 1979.

http://www.beoworld.org/prod_details.asp?pid=402

This cost the earth for me at the time as I had just married and surviving with second hand furniture etc. I did not even have TV for two more years.

When it went faulty in 1991 I decided to go for separates as I had been able to buy a Marantz CD player at a good discount.

I bought a second hand Arcam amp from a friend who had a P2. However, the local dealer did not deal in Rega so I bought the Ariston Pro with OM10 and JPW Sonata speakers. This sounded good with the old Arcam. However, when the CD player went faulty I bought a Rotel amp and CD player. This combination sounds good but the Pro sounded poor.

I decided to take a chance on a Thorens TD150 on fleabay. This was a disaster that needed a complete rebuild. Members of this forum were very helpful but when I saw the P3-24 I did not hesitate to buy.

I after trying an Elys2 I changed for a 2M blue. This sounds great with the Rotel and for now I am happy.

Gerry

[ronaka]

I bought my Rega Planar 2, bare without arm, in 1980. The very simple but sound design got my attention. However to complete the package and make some sound, I added a Grace 707B tonearm, Fidelity Research FR-1 MK3 moving coil cartridge, Marcof PPA-1h head amp, and a dampening mat called Platter Matter. Total cost was about $900 CDN. Not sure of the turntable only cost -- but must have been around $300.

The complete package is still used, and has performed flawlessly for over 30 years, with one exception. During the years of the "kids", the cartridge took a curious swipe that the aluminum cantilever did not survive. It was rebuilt and upgraded to a ruby cantilever by Peter Ledermann of Soundsmith.

I would still strongly consider a Rega if buying a turntable today. My theory is that the more complicated a turntable becomes, the less likely it is to perform as intended. And, of course it is the complete package that counts, like a chain. If any link is weak the whole package is weak.

[Darius_Steinway_B]

My trusted dealer suggested a P5

I was jumping back in.... Figured I'd only wanna go up, so went with P9..... Holy Cow!!

[davidpr]

Just got back into vinyl and decided on a RP1 after listening to one at a local dealer. For the money I was impressed with the build quality but more importantly it sounded really good. I had an AT120e cartridge fitted and I am very pleased with the results.

[fredysilva]

Olá
Tenho um Rega P3/24 + TTPSU + Technics EPC270C + Stylus SAS JICO
Gosto bastante do som e foi comprado depois de uma comparação directa com o Project DebutIII :
Fredie from Portugal

[AudioSoul]

Curiosity really. I had never owned one (I usually like vintage TT's) So I bought a used P25. I like it alot. Not the best TT I have ever owned but good non the less.
It does run a little fast though.....