Advantages: choice of colors, build, sonics, simplicity Disadvantages: None, can you think of any?
...Y'know, let me nail my colours to the mast here and declare that I am definately and positively in love with the whole Rega Line, and for good reason.
The Rega planar 3 is a superb VFM player with good tweaking potential, put an Ortofon Moving Coil cartridge in [MC15 mkII for eg.] and you'll have a big grin on your face.
It's ideal for students, being under £300, or you can buy it s/h or ex demonstration/shop soiled. Operation and maintenance is simple, cant program your VCR? No problem! even your mother or girlfriend would understand how to use the Rega.
OK so I'm biased perhaps as I do own a [heavily tweaked] mkI Planar3, but remember this table sounds good because it's so simple.
No, it won't cue and play your LPs or change speed at the press of a button, nor return the arm to the start -- you have to do everything...
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Advantages: Brings Vinyl to life, full of warmth, delivers punch Disadvantages: Not for the casual music fan
...Even in 1992, yep.... that's 12 years ago
Even then, my friends and family questioned why I wanted a turntable.
Some folk wanted them because they had a established record collection, and wanted something to play records on. Invariably, they chose Midi system (remember those?!?) type arrangements.
I chose the Rega Planar 2, and stick firmly behind it.
It may have had a facelift, but essentially Rega are still kicking out superb turntables.
I asked Rega for a brochure back in those days. They sent me a letter telling me to go to a dealer and have a listen. They had no brochure!
But that was the best bit! There was no brochure, no silly specifications or tech-talk... Simply go and have a listen!
There not being many dealers, I travelled a long way to hear a Planar 2, I took my favourite records, and sank into the sofa...
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...You really haven't heard an album until you've heard it played on one of these. We were advised to buy one by a hi-fi buff (who has his hi-fi carefully placed on a piece of concrete and only ever plays records twice) and wow! he was right.
To be honest I was quite scared at first, because £300 odd is a high price to pay for a record player. As well as the turntable itself you'll also need to buy a needle cartridge and a good one will set you back a further £80 or so. You'll also need to go to a proper hi-fi shop and of course you'll need a half-decent amplifier, speakers and good cables.
It really is worth it though. The rega players look fantastic because they're so simple: literally a base with an arm, turntable plate and a button. If you want to play 45s you have to lift the plate itself and move the little rubber band (a pain...
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