Rega P5 Upgrade:TTPSU,Platter Or Subplatter?

Ryder: Don't under estimate the Ceramic Platters sound
improvement over the P-5's glass platter. The P-7 also
has a superb bearing housing and sub platter.

You can change the subplatter on the P-5, but not the
bearing housing. This is the part the sub platter fits
in to. The bearing housing on the P-5 is crap by
comparison to the bearing housing in the P-7 and P-9.

The P-7 and P-9 have the dual belt drive system. A big
improvement over the P-5 which can have speed problems
over time due to the single belt system it uses.

I had both my modified P-5 and a P-7 in my system at the
same time with the same cartridge and while the P-5
was very good, it was no match for the P-7.

I, too, owned a P5 prior to my P7 - not a subtle difference betweent he two. I was flabergasted by the difference and i thought the P5 was a superb table to begin with. By adding the above listed 'upgrades' you will be close to the cost of a P7. I traded my P5 back to my dealer for the same amount paid and handed him $650 cash to balance the deal.

Hey Ryder............I just noticed a small, yet incredibly important line in your post...."I currently have less than 10 LP's in my collection." My friend, my advice to you is simple. Spend some $$$ and buy more LP's. Right now, your "stock" P5 is a fantastic table. Leave it alone, and try to expand your record collection. Buying more music will be a much better investment than tweaking your table. There are about a zillion great LP's out there. Have fun, opening your ears and soul to the beauty of analog music. Buy the tunes now, and worry more about the equipment later on.

I have about 300 LP's, and I just upgraded my Rega P3-24 by adding the TT-PSU (more about this, folks, in a separate post.) My system sounds absolutely incredible, but it wouldn't be worth a dime if I didn't have the great collection of music to enjoy !!

Miner42 said, "I traded my P5 back to my dealer for the same amount paid and handed him $650 cash to balance the deal."

Your dealer took quite a hit if he gave you that deal. It's $2,695 for a P7 and a total of $1,795 for a P5 with the optional power supply so there is a $900 dollar difference which is significant. If you paid $650, your dealer cut the suggested retail price by a lot, and that's assuming you had already purchased the power supply for your P5 before you traded it in.

Yes, I had the TTPSU and a Rega Exact2 cartidge on the arm. Cash is king during times of lean. I admit I got a superb deal.