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Turntable upgrade

I would like to upgrade my TT setup. Right now it consists of a Rega P6 with an Ania cartridge and a Rega MC FONO phono amp. Rogue RP-1(which I plan to upgrade to a RP-5v2) and a Parasound 2125v2. My speakers are AV123 Strata Mini's. 
I believe I want to upgrade to the Rega P8 tonearm, platter and possibly the P8 motor and pulley. I really do not like the look of the P8 or 10. I think upgrading to the P8 motor and pulley might not be possible, but I’m wondering if the tone arm and platter would make a big difference? My listening room is moving from a 25 by 20 room to a 15 1/2 by 12 1/2 foot room. Which I’m looking forward to because the other room was so big everyone’s crap wound getting dumped there.

Thanks for any suggestions or comments

thegreenline
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viridian
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The P6/Ania is quite capable, the weak link is the Fono. If you are set on Rega, the Aria is quite good, and you could have a look at others, Sutherland, Darlington, etc.

After that, the next weak link Is the bonded elliptical stylus on the Ania, so an upgrade to the Ania Pro, or higher.

IMHO, there is a lot to do before dealing with the turntable itself, YMMV, and good luck.

theflattire
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I agree the bottleneck is the Fono.

Get the best phono stage in your budget.

The P6 is a nice table and a good phono stage will make it rock!

I didn't know the Ania was bonded!  

An elliptical is good but I would try a Micro Line or something similar.

ricmech23
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I would definitely upgrade the phonostage first. Even with an upgraded tt your current phono is still possibly your bottleneck. Good luck. 

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mikempls
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I recently traded my VPI Scout table I’d had for years for a Pure Fidelity Harmony turntable with the Savant arm and Stratos cartridge. It’s paired with a Parasound JC3+ phono amp. I can’t believe the difference — the clarity, bottom end, and definition that this table provides is amazing. I can’t recommend the Pure Fidelity enough — check them out! 

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Personally iwould keep.the table and upgrade the phono stage and amplifier the parasound is decent but you will be amazed by moving to a higher class of amplifier

Dave and Troy

AUDIO intellect NJ

Rega dealer/ former Parasound dealer

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