When I first sat down to listen to my new P10 I had a big smile on my face from the moment the stylus touched down...not because the P10 sounded so good, but because my modded P5 actually sounded so good in comparison !
A very satisfying moment for me.
What`s nice about building up a Rega is that you can make changes one at a time and hear the improvements along the way. A lot of fun too !
Just keep all the original parts.
When I was done the only thing made by Rega on it was the cherry plinth and the NEO power supply, that`s it, even the spindle bearing was swapped out.
Btw..Rega Alpheta 3 is pretty impressive and I feel it`s not getting the attention it deserves.