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In Reply to: RE: Analog upgrade posted by milo10 on November 22, 2014 at 13:15:12
Not very likely, it will do ok but you never get the solidity of a decent digital bass out of that table, it is just not designed for it. A technics SL-1200 will do much better at it. The whole Rega philosophy is speed and lightness. And the fullest sound you will probably get with a Rega cartridge in a Rega arm. Everything else is just a bigger compromise. I never heard a Rega do well on large scale music wether be rock or symphony. That said i would look for an idler or a DD if bass is your thing. If you want lush then the the suspended belt drive is the ticket :). a different phono preamp will not fix all your issues. May be just an improvement.
dee
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Interesting. Perhaps my expectations are unrealistic and I am recalling the sound of my old Ariston rather than P2. It's been several years since I've used the Rega.
Thanks, Jim
If you liked the Ariston, maybe you should look for a suspended table. IIRC most of them were suspended.
dee
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Really can't agree with you here. I have a Rega RP6 and it does wonderfully with bass in symphonic music. And Rega's philosophy has more to do with lightness and stiffness. This does not by any means preclude a good bass. I had a much more expensive table that did not do any better with orchestral recordings. Much more important, IMO, is your speaker's bass response.
I never ventured into their more expensive offerings simply because i did not like their lower end offerings. I am sure the RP 6 is better than the lower end offerings, but if philosophy carries through the sound will be true to it, and it will still lack the weight and authority you get from good digital or a well designed DD or idler table. You just cannot get that from a belt drive no matter what amount of mass or rigidity you throw at it or subtract from it. :).
It is also true that that the best match for any Rega arm is a Rega cartridge. Everything else is fiddly at best. FWIW i am not a fan of Rega arms either.
dee
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True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
quote by Kurt Vonnegut
BTW, my 2M Black works wonderfully well with my RP6.
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