thorens or Rega

THe RB 250 seems to be getting better reviews then the RB 300, especially after having it modified, I'm still trying to find an RB 250 that has been modified? the dealer I'm working with says the RB 300 bearings are better and unfortunitly he is the only Hi Fi dealer in this area and I'm thinking he feels the RB 300 is worth the X-tra $100, I'm thinking finding an RB 250 and having the modes done will result in better sound? Reply with any thoughts you might have? Sorry this post sounds redundint,
Thanks,
Rick

rick, see my prior post for how to get an o-l modded arm. and, like the rb900, the rb300's bearings "are" better than those in the rb250, but the structural mounting of the 250 is completely different from the other rega arms. so, the mods improve the 250 more than the other arms. this is according to o-l - ask 'em about it....

doug s.

I saw a low hour,stock RB-250 here on a-gon for $250

o-l & stoneaudio uk sell brand-gnu rb250's for 109 pounds - will still be a bit under $200, even w/shipping...

doug *cheap* sedon

Thanks guys for all your help.... I took some measurements with the Linn Basik arm that's mounted to the Rega 2 and found that from center of spindle to center of Pivot is 21.5 mm and from pivot to headshell tip is 23mm am I going to be able to use a Rega arm with the cut out that's already been made? I saw on the Origin Live site that I could get a RB 250 with the mods I want for about 357 us bucks is it worth putting that much more into it? I've got about 600 records and far prefer them to Cd's so I'm hooked on Vinyl, The cartridge is a Blue Point Special with low hours.....