Your audio equipment?

[Stefan Wood]

1 hour ago, Steve Gray said:

That's so small. Would love to see a bigger picture

Don't know how

[Peter Friedman]

Back while living in Rochester, NY I had a pair of large Magnapan speakers. Loved them, but they were the size of a door. When my wife and I retired and decided to move to Tucson, Arizona, the idea of moving those large and fragile speakers did not seem appropriate. 

So I found some wonderful Audio Physic speakers (made in Germany) at a local Audio Shop. Was able to make an arrangement with the owner. He would do a trade for my 10 year old Magnapans in exchange for the Audio Physic speakers along with some cash from me. However the terrific part of the arrangement was as follows.

He would come to my house a few days before we moved and pick up the Magnapans in his truck. He arranged for the new Audio Physic speakers to be drop shipped to my new house in Tucson. So no moving the speakers and no shipping charge. 

I have been very pleased with the Audio Physic speakers though they do sound a bit different from the Magapans.

[Pim]

 

https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/rega-planar-3-rs-edition

I decided to treat myself this year with a new deck: a Planar 3 RS. The upgrade is beyond expected. It sounds amazing but most of all: it’s way more silent than my P2. Since we have solar panels it reproduced an enormous annoying squeak that sometimes was hearable in silent passages and its gone now! This special edition comes with quite a package of upgrades and it’s very hearable. What a great deck! 

 

[jazzbo]

Congrats! That looks like an excellent table. For about ten years I've had a P3 with the Exact2 cartridge and the Groovetracer Reference sub-platter, counterweight and Delrin platter, and for the last two years the Neo2 motor controller and I use the newest top of the line Rega belt. Love the sound!

[HutchFan]

That's FANTASTIC, Pim! Congrats on the new gear!

I'm in the Rega club too.   I have a "vintage" Planar 3 -- with a Dynavector 10X5 cartridge.

 

[Pim]

11 hours ago, jazzbo said:

Congrats! That looks like an excellent table. For about ten years I've had a P3 with the Exact2 cartridge and the Groovetracer Reference sub-platter, counterweight and Delrin platter, and for the last two years the Neo2 motor controller and I use the newest top of the line Rega belt. Love the sound!

 

11 hours ago, HutchFan said:

That's FANTASTIC, Pim! Congrats on the new gear!

I'm in the Rega club too.   I have a "vintage" Planar 3 -- with a Dynavector 10X5 cartridge.

 

Thanks guys  great to see there are more Rega fans out here. I know @Rabshakeh also is.  very happy with it. The cool thing about this RS edition is that it comes standard with quite some upgrades:

- the same High Pressure Laminate as the P6, P8 and P10 models as plinth

- Rega ND5 cartridge

- Rega Neo PSU power supply

- Reference Belt

Thought slightly more expensive than the regular P3 the package price is pretty competitive for all what you get.

I definitely expected improvement over my P2 but not in this way. Especially very happy the ‘solar panel noise’ is finally gone. I had a big smile on my face all trough the first side of the LP. Then I called my wife to come and listen. She smiled, looked at me in a pity full kinda way and said: I really don’t hear what you’re talking bout but hey as long as your happy with it….

 

 

[Rabshakeh]

Fantastic!

When I upgraded it was like having a whole new LP collection! 

[mjazzg]

Just read the review, sounds like it's a very impressive bit of kit. And finally a Rega deck that switches speeds by a button, that's the reason I didn't go with Rega last time.

[OliverM]

Nice! The Neo PSU power supply makes a big difference IMO. I have almost the same deck, the P6 with an Exact cartridge. 

[jazzbo]

I agree, I had a TTPSU and then bought the NEO, a small step up. The biggest step up for me was the Groovetracer Reference Sub-platter--game changing.

Edited 24 minutes ago by jazzbo