Rega Planar 3 50th anniversary

Thank you 

I had the Exact 2 MM cartridge for a couple of years and really enjoyed it on my Rega 6. If you can afford the extra $500 or so it would take to get into a P6 with Exact, you will go well beyond the Technics in sound.

But as you know, a turntable is only as good as the TT preamp. Hence, you may want to consider going with the P3 Anniversary table with Exact 2 and add a Rega Fono preamp which would be about the same price as a P6 with Exact 2. Guess you need to dial in your price point. I would also encourage you to, at some point, to add the Rega Couple 3 cable as it perfectly matches Rega turntables and cartridges. It sells for $150.

Thanks a lot for your advice, I appreciate it.  

@plasticspoon8 - I can recommend an Audiomods Arm for your Technics SL-1700 mk. 1

Jeff , at audiomods can fabricate a mounting plate for your turntable that makes installation a doddle.

His arms are amazing and will elevate your TT to performance levels equalling some very expensive TT’s.

I purchased the earlier Series 3 arm 12 years ago  and have never looked back.

Get the one piece harness with the KLE Innovations RCA plugs and if you change cartridges often, opt for the Micrometer VTA adjustment

It will cost rougly the same as the Rega TT and sound so much better

I use a Soundsmith modified Denon 103 with a Moon LP 5.3 RS phono stage and the sound is extremely detailed, very musical with an amazing 3D image.

Hope that helps - Steve

Regards - Steve

Thanks a lot.  That does help.  I’m always trying to learn.  I’ll look into audiomods.

Thanks — Matt