My first Rega upgrade - groovy baby!!

by **RoDa** » 27 Nov 2010 19:33

I had to to a recheck of the black vs white belts.
I cleaned both and put the black in place first.

I'm going white, no question about it!
Tighter, more powerful and more detailed bass.
More body in the midrange.
Details are popping out from where the were none earlier.

Why it is so? Don't have a clue!

BR
Rolf

by **RoDa** » 04 Dec 2010 19:53

.....and the third upgrade is ordered!

R

by **HBA** » 10 Dec 2010 11:43

What is going to be this third upgrade ? :wink:

by **RoDa** » 11 Dec 2010 08:17

HBA wrote:What is going to be this third upgrade ?

It's a gift for Christmas so I cannot tell myself what I ordered....
This is the gift from my wife, but of course I had to buy it myself to make shure I got the right product.

All will be revealed on Christmas day. :wink:

I'm already second guessing myself about the upgrade, what should be my next move?

Original ----> groovetracer subplatter ----> white belt ----> ?
What du you think?

Counterweight, TT-PSU, new mat, new feet, isolation platform.....

Whatever it takes to make the needle trace the grooves a little bit better

Best regards
Rolf

by **RoDa** » 11 Dec 2010 08:19

safe1 wrote:Just pulled the trigger on the isosub gt 2s.

Fingers crossed.

Has it arrived, and if so what do you think?

R

by **xyyyy** » 12 Dec 2010 06:47

To me a clear cut choice for your table, and frankly the only other additon that I would consider as both cost effective and a true upgrade, would be a Rega tungsten counterweight.

A P9 power cord would be a nice too, yet the cost effective thing could get in the way.

by **HBA** » 12 Dec 2010 22:51

I think that is something we should try :

http://herbiesaudiolab.net/ttfeet.htm

I have already bought some devices from Herbie Audio Labs and all of them are incrediable .... =D>

by **Alec124c41** » 13 Dec 2010 03:59

Try squash balls.

Cheers,
Alec

by **RoDa** » 13 Dec 2010 11:40

xyyyy wrote:To me a clear cut choice for your table, and frankly the only other additon that I would consider as both cost effective and a true upgrade, would be a Rega tungsten counterweight.

A P9 power cord would be a nice too, yet the cost effective thing could get in the way.

I have thought about the tungsten weight.
But here in Norway it will set me back 167$ (1000 NOK)
So I'm also thinking about the groovetracer weight or the ISOweight.

P9 power cord? What is that?

Best regards
Rolf

by **xyyyy** » 14 Dec 2010 16:55

With the exception of the Groovetracer Reference subplatter I'd keep your table in the "all Rega" camp. Respect the wonderful job of engineering that Gandy and Bateman put into their product. Forget squish balls, cork dots, etc., etc. that are suggested by self appointed experts. You should be able to pick up a used tungsten weight off E-Bay- U.S. or U.K.

By the way, you do a great job with photograpy. The picture of your kit, including your audio rack is really special!

by **laserdude** » 14 Dec 2010 20:39

Soon (hopefully) I will be finished with my prototype of my counterweight. Features will include: Trackingforce adjustment with 0.1 grams interval and total decoupling from the tonearm.

by **thumpin** » 14 Dec 2010 22:09

xyyyy wrote:With the exception of the Groovetracer Reference subplatter I'd keep your table in the "all Rega" camp. Respect the wonderful job of engineering that Gandy and Bateman put into their product. Forget squish balls, cork dots, etc., etc. that are suggested by self appointed experts. You should be able to pick up a used tungsten weight off E-Bay- U.S. or U.K.

By the way, you do a great job with photograpy. The picture of your kit, including your audio rack is really special!

Hmm, not sure I would totally agree with this advice. Sure, the Rega design was for all the best intentions but if the units were produced to the original engineered spec's I doubt whether you or me could afford one :wink:
I've done a few well researched changes to my P3 with good results. Lately I've been trying isolation experiments and was amazed how small insignificant methods effected sound (good & bad).
A quick way to hear this is to just get a looong set of RCA cables and move your TT completely out of the vibration zone. Even with the loss of signal quality from the long cable run is overwhelmed by the clarity and silent noise floor :D . Problem is, thats not too practical and the kids trip over the cables :roll: .
I'll keep trying different methods until I reach a happy medium of improvement vs ascetics :?

by **RoDa** » 15 Dec 2010 18:38

xyyyy wrote:With the exception of the Groovetracer Reference subplatter I'd keep your table in the "all Rega" camp. Respect the wonderful job of engineering that Gandy and Bateman put into their product. Forget squish balls, cork dots, etc., etc. that are suggested by self appointed experts. You should be able to pick up a used tungsten weight off E-Bay- U.S. or U.K.

I'm with you. For me it's important that the 'upgrades' and tweaks are fully reversible. You were saying something about a P9 power cord?

I found the tungsten weights on e-bay (same price as the retailer in Norway, though)
But since my cartridge is 10,5g I would like a heavier counterweight than the 113g tungsten.

What do you think?

xyyyy wrote:By the way, you do a great job with photograpy. The picture of your kit, including your audio rack is really special!

Thank you!

by **xyyyy** » 16 Dec 2010 02:57

Here's a link to the Rega Mains Power. It is the same cord used on the P9. Yet at just over $140 U.S. dollars, it's a little spendy.

http://www.analogueseduction.net/produc ... 5m_REG-MPC

The 113 gram Rega tungsten counterweight is their heaviest. Hmmm- what to do? How about an Exact or an Apheta cartridge? :wink:

Seriously, you have a nice cartridge!