Rega P10 with Apheta 3


My local dealer has the Rega P10 with Apheta 3 cart open box (came in wrong color, so never used) for $5,100, retail $7,895. I was not looking for a new TT… but…

I love the look and feel of the P10, form factor is perfect, reviews are glowing and the price looks fantastic. However, I wasn’t looking to spend that money right now. 
My current system:

Pro-ject 1Xpression carbon classic with Hana ML cart

Rega Aria phono stage

Rogue RP-1 pre with NOS Telefunkon medical, Siemens nickel plate & Brimar CV4003 NOS tubes (rolling)

LSA Warp 1 amp

KEF R11 speakers

Rythmic F12SE sub

Aurender N150 streamer

Chord Qutest DAC

My question is would the P10 fit with my system… would it be overkill… is it worth the investment?
I am actually hoping you can talk me out of it! Thanks!
 

 

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My wife and I have separate financial lives. Separate hers, mine, and ours checking accounts. (We do share the same investment advisor, but we have separate accounts there too.) Each month I transfer an amount from my checking to the joint account with which she pays the household bills. She doesn’t keep track of what I do with my money, and nor do I keep track of her money. When we go out for an evening or away on vacation, I usually pay, but she'll pay for a restaurant dinner occasionally.  Plus, she loves the music and is extremely blinded to what equipment looks like. (WAF doesn’t exist, in other words.) In fact, I would say that I am more of an aesthete than she. It helps that we have enough income not to worry in the first place.

I am the only one who thinks the Hana ML on the Project is pretty solid considering the rest of the system? You are doing fine sir. Live with the system and enjoy it. 

I thought so too, even though I’m not a big fan of ProJect. the Hana ML is great for the money.

@veemike 

Your Rega cartridge went dead in the left channel also?!  I had a P8 with a factory installed the upper end Rega cartridge (I think it was an Apheta 2).  The left channel went dead after about 50 hours on mine a few years ago, which is the inciting event that caused me to investigate vinyl in more detail. . .and I'm glad that I did!

YES! After just 20 hours. RMA was dated this past October 2023. Aphelion 3 cart.