My first Rega upgrade - groovy baby!!

[Dinohyus Hollandi]

Bolts for fastening the arm all the way methinks? That means drilling holes...

[RoDa]

The drill-through tweak has long been an interesting and logical thing to do.
The "threads" in the plinth are quickly worn out and no longer possible to tighten evenly on all three holes.
With the first and only cartridge on my P5 the problem wasn't there on my table, but I have to keep this thread going, right?


Old screws removed













Loosen the signal cables, and the arm is free.

[RoDa]

Bolts for fastening the arm all the way methinks? That means drilling holes...

Yup!

[RoDa]

Ready steady GO!









Holes









Shims, and then the cable. Would be a shame to forget the shims...




Actually I was surprised by the weight and quality feel of the arm.
Don't really get to look at the arm that way once it is installed.

[RoDa]

Done!
Only hand tightened but it seems to work fine.






Back in business and still looking good

[RoDa]

Thanks to D from overseas I got to try this tweak for free.

Of course the first impressions are a mix of expectation bias mixed with all the things you are told you are going to hear....

So. I'll wait a while before I confirm my first impressions, because they are quite positive!

REGArds

[Etnier]

Nice photos as always, Mr. Da! They certainly couldn't come at a better time for me: I'd link to these posts on the drillthrough thread if I could figure out how, but I don't think it can be done.

ON EDIT: Do you mind if I just post the images there as a set, with credit to you of course?

[RoDa]

Thanks Etnier
No problem to use the images.
Tip: If you "reply with quote" to my posts, you will see the image links.
Just copy them and paste in the other thread.

REGArds

[Etnier]

Thanks Etnier
No problem to use the images.
Tip: If you "reply with quote" to my posts, you will see the image links.
Just copy them and paste in the other thread.

REGArds

Yes indeed, that's my plan. Thanks!!!

[xyyyy]

Things have changed......


I have had a rule for my tweaks for a long time, they were going to be reversible.
Well, not any longer.

With all due respect, this could be the 'jumped the shark' moment of this very excellent thread.

[RoDa]

With all due respect, this could be the 'jumped the shark' moment of this very excellent thread.

Well sir, I hope not.
The drill through tweak has been on my mind for a long time.
One of the wooden screws on my arm base has "lost it's threads" probably when the dealer installed the shims together with the Ortofon Rondo Blue.

If I tried to tighten that screw, it just spun round with very little resistance.
The drill through tweak seemed to be the logical thing to do.

This thread has to come to it's end eventually, but hopefully it can be some sort of help for members looking to find out how some of the popular Rega tweaks are performed. That's why I go the extra mile to take pictures and describe them.

There are more tweaks that are possible, but I don't want to go crazy...
Change arm-cable? Nope, too risky and not shure I'll like the change in sound.
Motor base? Nope, I want to keep my Rega in one piece.

Time to look for a new cartridge maybe..?

Best regards
Rolf

[brianmch]

And I was really enjoying this. There is really only so much to do with one of these and it seem's like you may have met the end of the road with the deck proper. Outboard suspension items perhaps? Phono Pre? Ear de-waxing? Zen like state?

[RoDa]

Thanks brianmch.
Yes, I share your thoughts.
I think my P5 still is a Rega, and that the changes I've made are not too far out. (Though some may think I'm crazy..lol)
Metal subplatter, dual pulley and upgraded platter are all things that the P7 and P9 have, so I like to think that I kept the Regaism intact...

Zen'n'de-waxing? Cool idea!
My Phono Pre is the Rotel Michi RHQ-10 that I got for a little under 600$, and I still think it's doing a good job.
Outboard suspension like an acryllic-something under the TT.. hmmm

REGArds

[watercourse]

Food for thought: The RB1000 has a continuous loom from cart to RCA ends.

I wouldn't go suspension, I've tried this and it very much changes the Rega sound much more than the refinements you get from modding. Plus it takes many iterations to get right. I'd rather have the deck placed on a rigid, non-resonant platform.

Funny how people that haven't tried something always have strong opinions. What happened to a playful, inventive spirit?