In terms of the phono pre-amp and cartridge, I'm thinking of the Cambridge Audio Alva Duo and AT-VM95ML, respectively. I read a lot about how the tonearm is the most important thing for the source, which is why the Rega Planar 3 is the absolute best choice for the price, and all those other factors are worth looking over because of the improved tonearm you're able to get. So, it isn't really an apples-to-apples comparison at that point.
But, the Planar 6 is at a whole other level compared to the initial cost of the Planar 3. Specifically, a lot of people say that in order to get the Planar 3 to work at its best you've got to factor in a lot of upgrades, which essentially brings it closer to the Planar 6. I always read a lot about how the Rega tonearm is the best tonearm that's available at the price point, but there also seem to be a lot of other concerns people have about the other features of the Planar 3. Turntable: What I'm trying to figure out with the turntable is how much of a difference there is with the Rega tonearm compared to the Technics tonearm. Sure, the speakers may have gone down to 55 Hz instead of 58 Hz, but that small difference really wasn't that perceptible in most listening situations by most people, and the "upgrade" was much more amplified on paper. But, in reality, there really wasn't much of a difference. I would see all these frequency charts for speakers and people would argue that this speaker was way better than that speaker because of the frequency chart and some audio measurements. I went through a similar situation when I recently upgraded my amplifier and speakers. How much of a difference can you really expect from a Rega tonearm compared to a Technics tonearm? They're generally within the same category of pricing and target market, so is that difference going to be very noticeable? Or is it more of a slight improvement with the majority of the upgrades being on paper? I find a lot of people tend to say that Rega has a better tonearm and it's considered to be the best for the price, but I'm trying to figure out what that would translate to in the real world. I feel like that would be way overkill for me and my system, so I was looking at some good integrated solutions at this price point. I would see all these frequency charts for speakers and people would argue that this speaker was way better than that speaker because of the frequency chart. I'm not sure if it's at the level yet where it's going to be able to notice such marginal gains as you mentioned either. It's not the most high-end of systems you'll find on Reddit, but I think it's pretty good. In terms of the rest of my system, I've got the Cambridge Audio CXA61 amplifier and the Focal Chora 806 speakers.
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Where I live the SL-100C has recently gone up in price to around €1050 (and with the stylus upgrade that’s €1200). It’s fair to say that the Rega has the better tonearm of the two (setting aside the lack of VTA adjustment), and the NEO PSU should make the speed control comparable to the Technics too. the Exact doesn’t have a changeable stylus, it needs to be sent in for retipping.I know Rega side step this by stating that it’s only necessary to prevent cartridges touching down, but if Goldring 10xx cartridges (17.3mm) need the spacers then so would popular AT and Ortofon cartridges.
the Exact is quite a low profile cartridge and the tonearm does not have adjustable VTA, so fitting a different cartridge usually requires raising the tonearm with spacers.It depends on the rest of your system, particularly the speakers, but out of the box, the Rega should sound better because of the Exact’s “vital line” stylus, at least until you upgrade the AT-VM95C with the AT-VMN95ML or SH.
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