Rega P8 with Alpheta 2?

Got my P8 a few minutes ago and already have it set up playing music. This thing is tiny compared to my td124 in that big plinth. I’m listening to Gram Parsons, “ Grievous Angel “, and it sounds really nice. It’s plugged in to the MC section of my Mac C47 and loaded at 100 ohms. 60 dB of gain is plenty. Just changed the record to a QRP version of “Tea for the  Tillerman “. This turntable sounds really big for for such a small footprint. The highs may be a little etched but overall it’s impressive. Heard the Alpheta can take up to 100 hours to break in, so I guess I’ve got some listening to do in the next couple of weeks.

gphill,
Mine smoothed out at 45 hours through about 75 hours.  
I find a 60 Ohm load to work much better than 100.  50 Ohms is too low.

I don’t have a 60 ohm option. May try it at 50 though. Great detail on this combination. I realize a lot of people are put off by the looks of this table, but the looks are one of the reasons I bought it. It’s meeting every expectation that I had and is sounding very nice. 

Pedal steel guitar sounds heavenly.

Gphill,

The Alphetta will smooth out after really about 20 hours of use and get a bit better after that.

The speed, articulation and sheer musicality of this combination and ease of setup and use makes the P8/Alphetta 2 such a fantastic package.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ Rega dealers