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In Reply to: RE: Congrats. I love my Planar 6. posted by ghost of olddude55 on September 14, 2021 at 08:16:28
Other than the fact that I'm gonna need one of those zero stat guns to keep the felt mat from sticking to my records.
My last 2 decks (Pro-Ject Xtension 10 and VPI HW-19 Jr) both required a certain amount of precious seconds before enjoying (screwing down the clamp on the VPI, waiting for the heavy platter to reach speed on the Pro-Ject). I love the no fuss ease of use of these Rega decks, and the sound is, to me, exceptional and for the 6, 8, and 10 the best available at their price points.
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Just wondering if you're still thrilled after a week of ownership. I imagine you are; I know I'm still smitten with my humble RP3 after six years.
I'm curious about the static cling. What do you think causes it? I had that issue on a Linn while using an M97xE cartridge with the brush down, and a response from Shure told me that while the brush drains static from the side being played, it induces static in the opposite side. With the Linn, I used the brush despite the inconvenience because it sounded better and handled warps better, but I found that with the RP3 the brush simply wasn't needed, so I've never had problems with Rega's felt mat.
I've watched pretty much every online video there is on the Planar series. One in particular (I believe it was Cheshire Audio) states flatly that if you're getting the static cling, you're cleaning your records too much. If that's the case, guilty as charged-I always brush each LP side before play. That, combined with our dry SoCal climate, is no doubt the problem. I know Roy Gandy doesn't believe records should be cleaned at all-having heard for myself the striking benefits of ultrasonic cleaning, I dismiss this out of hand. My buddy uses a Zerostat with his P10, I've got one on order. I may also try a different mat, as oldddude suggested. At any rate, this TT sounds so freakin' great I'm willing to overlook the static issue. I've never heard a belt drive table with the quick, dynamic stop/starts this thing produces. along with incredible transparency. I put on my UK pressing of the Lan Parsons Project-Pyramid the other day and Voyager nearly gave me whiplash. That old cliche about rediscovering every record collection is true in this case. I get the sense that every record sounds exactly as it's supposed to sound.
Congratulations on finding something that works so well for you!
As to cleaning, I think I still agree with Linn and Rega, but once it got to the point that getting new music meant buying old records, I bought a Nitty Gritty. With brand new records, I never had an issue not cleaning my records, but Linn used to say that most cleaning methods do more harm than good, pushing dust lying harmlessly on the surface down into the groove. Not knowing how a used record was cared for, I feel better if I clean every record I get before playing it. Being a wet cleaning system, it gets rid of any static the record might hold along with cleaning the groove. I never use a dry brush on the records; once the records have been cleaned, I just take one out of its sleeve and play it. If I mishandle it and get my fingers on the playing surface, it goes back on the Nitty Gritty for another wash.
I swapped it for a Herbie's mat that I got years ago for a turntable I don't have anymore. I don't hear any difference in sound, the mat is the same thickness as the felt mat, and it never sticks to the LP.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
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