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A couple of years ago I had a nice turntable and preamp that I stupidly sold and now I have to re-buy everything.

Well I took the first step and picked up one of the last of the Rega P-2s and that arrived a few days ago. A Rega P2 is some design lesson in simplicity. Box stock these things are nice turntables, but with a few tweaks, this thing can sound better than some turntables costing over a grand.
<img src="http://www.rega.co.uk/product_images/P2-med.jpg">


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My next victim will be the stock Rega RB-250 tonearm. Sure they are nice enough straight from the factory, but with a little help from Origin Live with their structural mods, and a Cardas internal & external rewire job, they get even better.
http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/olrb250_e.html
<img src="http://www.tonearm.co.uk/images/encounter_tonearm_rear_600.jpg">

If you have been siting on the fence for a while and you want a nice new turntable for as cheep as you will ever see them (in this class anyways), here is the link.
http://www.cadencebuilding.com/cadence/ ... lsale.html

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That's quite a setup Jimbo. I've been looking at Rega's lineup for a while now, and would dearly love to get a p7, but in reality that will probably turn into a p5. I like the mods done to the rb250/300 arm...sounds like the tweaks bring it in line with what you would get on the p5/p7 (rb700). All in all, I've read overwhelmingly good reviews about the Rega line, and there are no shortage of mods that one can perform. Have a look at eBay sometime, there are a number of vendors with mod kits for the p2/p3 line.

I'm sure you'll be pleased with the turntable.

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I used to own a P3, so I have no doubt I'll be moving and grooving with this thing.

You are right about the amount of upgrades out there. Rega hates them, and SOME of them I think may be "snake oil", but with some EVERYONE who has tried them says it makes a huge difference (structural mods and the internal/external rewire).

Really, I think you could BUILD a Rega P3 just out of upgrade parts. [:0] [^]

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Sheah. You guys still don't have the Googlephonic Stereo yet? With the greatest number of speakers before infinity and the moon rock needle?

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>Sheah. You guys still don't have the Googlephonic Stereo yet? With the greatest number of speakers before infinity and the moon rock needle?
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Got any pictures?

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[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
Sheah. You guys still don't have the Googlephonic Stereo yet? With the greatest number of speakers before infinity and the moon rock needle?[/quote]

That would be what we call snake oil Blir.
Right now the trend is toward simplicity and minimalism.

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Now I've got that shopping urge again.

If I save my pennies I could see myself with this:

http://continuumaudiolabs.com/Contin.html



At a mere 112K for one (incl. arm and table), my TT envy will finally be a thing of the past.

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[i]A Rega P2 is some design lesson in simplicity[/i]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I bought my Dual around 1992 (not in the same class) but I love the minimalism of it, and especially the wood base.

The Dual Golden Stone is a gas too [:D]
http://dual-reference.com/tables/goldston.htm

That looks nice obs!

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I picked up a NAD PP-2 Phono Preamplifier today. One more thing out of the way.

<img src="http://www.ocomputers.fi/kauppa/images/nad%20PP2.JPG">

Probably one of the only bargains left in the audio world today.

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