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Rega Planar 10 with Apheta 3 should be here Monday

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Posted on September 11, 2021 at 16:13:42
padreken
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 I've heard the table extensively at a friend's house, and decided I couldn't wait any longer to get one for myself. I called an online retailer to ask about a refurb they had listed-it was sold, but they offered me such a good deal on a new one there was no way I could say no. It was supposed to be here yesterday, but of course, there was a UPS delay (happens with every wine club shipment).

More time to decide what record to spin first.




 

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RE: Rega Planar 10 with Apheta 3 should be here Monday, posted on September 11, 2021 at 16:26:26
John-from Seattle
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 Congrats, I know you'll love it, I have the P6 and love it. Bought it last year. It sports the Grado Prestige Green 1 I bought in 2018 as it's still a good cart. I am thinking of replacing it when things settle down job wise. Furlough and unemployment running out, potentially as soon as I can claim when I find 3 jobs to list for my work search.

I do have a good job I applied for, but need to wait for it to close on Tuesday night at midnight and hear as soon as Wed at the earliest to see if I made the cut. :-( I have experience and all that, but not necessarily current experience in some areas, but am willing to learn though! It's at my old Alma Matter.

 

Good luck with the job hunt John., posted on September 11, 2021 at 16:58:25
viridian
 These are challenging times, I am sure that you will do great.

 

RE: Good luck with the job hunt John., posted on September 11, 2021 at 18:02:14
John-from Seattle
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 Thanks Viridian.

No kidding, challenging times with so many still unvaccinated and allowing the Delta variant to run rampant, so far the Mu variant is just a blip, but it's being watched closely though.

Thankfully, masks mandates etc are about to be enforced from the Biden administration.

6 Million as I had read as of last weekend are still out of work, unfortunately less than the jobs that are open but many of us can't get work due to being out of work since the early days of the pandemic and many jobs/industries have been lost since then as employers appear to still frown on that despite the times and it's not anything we could do about it.

 

Congratulations!, posted on September 11, 2021 at 18:05:44
Goober58
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 Enjoy!

 

An interesting story., posted on September 11, 2021 at 18:20:25
viridian
 My wife, who is 64 years old, applied for an entry level job at a, very cool, high end car magazine last month. She was the fourth of four interviews that day. After her interview was over, she was offered the job, and accepted it. As it turned out, the first three interviews were no call, no show. I don't understand this job market at all.

 

RE: An interesting story., posted on September 11, 2021 at 18:37:16
John-from Seattle
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 That's kind of what I'm hoping for, either no shows or simply over stated their skills and I'm the best candidate. :-) Either way, I have not touched the production switcher in at least 30 years, and even then, it was getting up there in age, being 13 years old, in 1989-90, LOL.

The entire station is now all digital and computer controlled, but wasn't back in the day. I do know non linear editing so there is that.

Anyway, it's at a TV station I trained at as part of a voc Tech college and I would be working there if I get it.

Congrats to your wife for getting the job.

Mind you, I was looking a video to remind me how a procution switcher operates this afternoon so some things have not changed all that much in the ensuing 30 years.

 

Congrats. I love my Planar 6., posted on September 14, 2021 at 08:16:28
ghost of olddude55
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 I'm sure you'll love your 10 even more.



The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.

 

I'm just completely smitten with it, posted on September 15, 2021 at 20:18:46
padreken
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 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.




 

That mat drove me crazy., posted on September 17, 2021 at 15:40:40
ghost of olddude55
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 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 blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.

 

still smitten?, posted on September 21, 2021 at 05:45:35
jrtrent
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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.

 

Oh, yeah, posted on September 21, 2021 at 20:16:52
padreken
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 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.




 

Oh, yeah, posted on September 22, 2021 at 10:52:19
jrtrent
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 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.

 

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