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Offline Guy 13

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Rega P3 ? ? ?
« on: September 26, 2019, 10:44:03 PM »
Hi all.
About 5 years ago I bought from a Rega authorized dealer here in Vietnam
a Rega P3 and paid 11,385,000...
Of course, that's Vietnamese dollars, here they call it : Dong
which comes out to about 490.00 USD without the Exact mm cartridge.
I think the price is too high for what Rega gives you.
If I like carefully at the table without being cheap I say it a little cheaply built.
Especially the tone arm.
I feel that I didn't got what I paid for.
Lots of plastic, cheap interconnects.
The spindle pivot is too short to use a clamping device.
I could not install a Benz Micro MC Gold cartridge because
no tonearm hight adjustment, tracking adjustment can easily fall off
if adjusted near it end.
Sound quality performances might be there,
but I wonder if a Project or Music Hall are better built ?
Any of you have a Regar P3 and what do you think of my comments ?
Justified or not ?

Guy 13

By the way :
I will keep the turntable until I have transfert all my vinyl to usb key.
After that I will sell it,
unfortunately it's 220V. and to convert it, I need to purchase a new motor with a PC board
the cost about 300 $

 

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Re: Rega P3 ? ? ?
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2019, 06:18:14 AM »
It's hard to say what you could have bought at that price that would have been better.  A friend had a P3 for a while, replaced the Rega 300 tonearm, and finally just moved up to a better table-- but for more money.  When you look at reviews of the tonearm, people seem to love it or hate it. Not especially detailed, not easy to adjust,  there's just not a lot to recommend it other than price.   
But if you aren't planning on playing vinyl other than to digitize your collection, I don't think I'd invest any more. 
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Re: Rega P3 ? ? ?
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2019, 11:11:18 AM »
I don't know if I like the arm, but I'd try keeping the Rega RB300 and tossing the P3. At the price I'd go vintage without a doubt.

As far as the tables go I don't like MH, Rega, Project, they're all the same and don't sound good to me.

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« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2019, 12:30:34 PM »
How much is shipping from Hong Kong or Kuala Lumpur?  There are lots of used tables for sale on auctions sites at  good prices compared to the US.
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Re: Rega P3 ? ? ?
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2019, 01:24:11 PM »
Guy,  the Schitt Sol turntable might be just what you're looking for.  See link below.
https://www.schiit.com/products/sol
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Re: Rega P3 ? ? ?
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2019, 03:11:18 PM »
Well, if he gave less than $500 for it, he's not going to hurt too badly if he has to sell it.  Especially if all he wants to do is rip his vinyl to digital and get away from analogue. 
Guy, I suspect you aren't in the market for another turntable.  If not, I'd finish ripping your records, then sell it in Ho Chi Min City.  One less thing to move to Canada.  If you think you might want a vinyl system later, then bring the cartridge. 
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Re: Rega P3 ? ? ?
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2019, 05:22:20 PM »
How much is shipping from Hong Kong or Kuala Lumpur?  There are lots of used tables for sale on auctions sites at  good prices compared to the US.

Hi,
Hong Kong is very close and shipping is not expensive,
however, most of those items are 220V.
My Rega P3 is 220V and that's a big problem if I want to sell it in Canada
and try to sell it in Vietnam ? Hum mmm not easy,
there can be buyers, but they offer you so little...

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Rega P3 ? ? ?
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2019, 05:26:26 PM »
Guy,  the Schitt Sol turntable might be just what you're looking for.  See link below.
https://www.schiit.com/products/sol
Scotty

Hi Scotty.

I know about the Schiit Sol, I am the one that first mention it here on AN.
First : To complicated to set up
Second : Not ugly but....
Third : After transferring my vinyl to usb key, I wont need a turntable
           I already have a brand new Sony all automatic turntable,
           still in the box, just in case of emergency.

Thanks anyway for the suggestion.

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Re: Rega P3 ? ? ?
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2019, 05:38:05 PM »
Well, if he gave less than $500 for it, he's not going to hurt too badly if he has to sell it.  Especially if all he wants to do is rip his vinyl to digital and get away from analogue. 
Guy, I suspect you aren't in the market for another turntable.  If not, I'd finish ripping your records, then sell it in Ho Chi Min City.  One less thing to move to Canada.  If you think you might want a vinyl system later, then bring the cartridge.
 

Hi.
First : Selling it here in Vietnam is not easy,
          I've tried many time to sell other audio stuff,
          what they offer you is insulting.
          They think by offering let say 200 USD for it,
          they are helping you to get rid of it.
Second : Well... Second I don't know,
               I will bring it to Canada and try to sell it over there,
               I will buy a small step-up transformer (120-220) for 10 $
               and see what happen.
I suspect that with time, if I can't sell it I will keep it and then sell it for
a few hundred $ $ $.
By the way, I will include in the price a Spin Clean manual washing machine
with drying cloths, spindle, a marble base with spikes,
I might also throw in a Audio Technica MC-MM photo preamp, a static brush
and a stroboscopic speed disc.
I cannot imagine that all that for 500 Cnd$ it wont be gone fast...


Guy 13

... and still have my Sony El Cheapo brand new turntable in case of....? ? ? ?
 
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Re: Rega P3 ? ? ?
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2019, 09:12:30 PM »
Hey Doug,
Nice to see a post from you. I think it’s been a while. Hope all is well.
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Rega P3 ? ? ?
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2019, 10:44:47 PM »
Thanks to all for their comments and suggestions.
My final decision will be taken when I am back in Canada
and when everything is all unboxed and uncrated,
so, that might take about a year from now.
I will try to rip my vinyl with my Rega P3, the RB300,
the Exact MM and the Audio Technica phono stage.
I have not decided yet what ADC (Analog to Digital Converter)
I will use (I have a Behringer  and a Steinberg units) the unit
that is the easiest to use with probably Veracity software.
I know it will not be easy and it will take many hours and lots, lots
of patience.
I think I will keep all my vinyl, put them somewhere in a corner
and sell the Rega P3 and accessories... (Hopefully get 500 $ for it.)
I still have a Sony all automatic turntable that has only 10 hours (At the most) on it.
I will keep that one, sice I could not get more than 50 $ for it, if I'm lucky.
Well, now that I think of it, I am lucky, I was born on a Friday 13th.
Thanks again for your post.

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Re: Rega P3 ? ? ?
« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2019, 11:14:29 AM »

......The spindle pivot is too short to use a clamping device.........


Not true at all....

This one is designed specifically to work with the short Rega spindles, and it's 10 bux cheaper than the identical one sold by Music Direct:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/REGA-RECORD-CLAMP-by-J-A-MICHELL-Save-10-00-/330984694014

I'm not sure but I think this one also may work, and it's cheaper:

https://www.amazon.com/Record-Doctor-Clamp-Black/dp/B077YVJW1T/ref=pd_sbs_421_t_1/140-3920198-4623827?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B077YVJW1T&pd_rd_r=27af100e-0364-4de8-be4f-bcab9b0d21c1&pd_rd_w=T3b2n&pd_rd_wg=y39kX&pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&pf_rd_r=5FGX68FGD03XD073A1KN&psc=1&refRID=5FGX68FGD03XD073A1KN

I use this clamp on my Origin Live and Scheu tables, both of which have "shortish" spindles...... but I'm not sure if as short as Rega's.  It works great and IMO looks better than the Michell clamp, is better made (I own both), and is cheaper to boot.

Here's some threads that discuss the matter:

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/record-clamp-for-rega-p3-24.241922/

https://theartofsound.net/forum/archive/index.php/t-57931.html

If you Google, I'm sure there are more.


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