All will gain you something but it does depend on the rest of your system as to whether you will extract it all.Īs to the RP1 performance pack I'm not sure what it gains you really apart from the better cart as with any Rega I'd be looking to put a thick Acrylic platter on it.įor me the value in that Rega Planar 2 is the RB250 so that still seems very expensive but then over here they are pretty common so supply and demand comes into play and if that's the right money for one then so be it, that sort of money over here though would put you a lot further up the British turntable food chain when buying used turntables. To be fair all of the Rega's are pretty similar in design and construction with a lot of parts being interchangeable and it's all the standard stuff like Acrylic platters, nicely made sub platters, ruby main bearings etc etc. the current lines are very similar to the products Rega and others produced back then, the Uturn though is a little different to the standard unspring table design because it uses a unipivot arm Given the choice between RP1 and DC Carbon I would always go Rega, I still think the RB202 is the better arm on the two and the Rega has the better upgrade parts availability.įor the Rega and Project tables in reality though next to nothing has changed in the TT world since the early 90's. That said if it's the same one he has had it for sale since at least January so on balance it must be priced too high.Ī Uturn with an Acrylic platter and it's unipivot arm might be an interesting alternative but not having heard one I can't comment sadly. It seems Pro-ject Carbon (400.00) and Rega RP1 (450.00) are great options at their respective price range. I can get this one for 670 USD / 570 EUR. However, I also got to like the Project Debut Carbon Sonos Edition, which is basically a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon DC Esprit SB with a built-in Phono Amp. That I can get for about 550 USD / 470 EUR. The Rega Planar 1, however, while a very good choice in. Jase's advice still stands but $500 for a used Planar 2 seems very steep to me although that's based on UK prices. After a lot of reading reviews, I settled on buying a Rega Planar 1 Plus. The Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO is one of the very best Turntables that one can get for around 520. If the planar 2 has another arm, You'd have to revaluate That arm is better than the rb202 on the current rp1 and the debut carbon. If it has the rb250 arm, and it's a bit cheaper than the others. Pro-Ject has been aggressive with the Debut Pro’s pricing. Price rises seem part and parcel of most things now, but up against the Pro-Ject, it does weaken the Rega’s long-established position of being arguably the best value record player on the market. The rega planar 2 was the entry level when it was released. The Rega Planar 3/Elys 2 now costs £799/£1395/AU1449.
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