Cartridge Upgrade for Rega P-25 Table

Jperry,

If you live in the US you can't get the Heed power supply-at one time it was sold in the US, but not anymore.

I had a Benz Glider cartridge on my Rega P3, then upgraded to the Benz Wood and was thrilled with the sound. I now have a P5 and still using the Benz wood. It is an amazing cartridge, and won't break the bank. BE CAREFUL of VTA, I had to raise the pivot by 3mm. I have spoken to others recently about my combination and they also feel it is a superb match. HAVE A LISTEN.
Jay

Thanks Nabil. I just received this message from a Heed retailer

Heed Orbit has not been brought into the US market now for a couple of years, ever since Rega went to their new motors. While your Planar 25 would benefit from one, I'm afraid there are none to be had.

So I will see if a used one show up on Audiogon (not likely) or decide whether to change table up the Rega line or to another brand.

Any thoughts on what works great with a Dynavector 17D3. I saw some B stock rega 7 tables for sale at $1,800 or ...?

I upgraded from a P25 to a P7 and have never looked back. The P25 is a very nice table; but it is essentially an upgraded P3. You could upgrade the P25 motor and add a TT-PSU, but then you still have a P25. The Rega 7s you've seen are probably not B stock items, I think Rega is about to drop the P7 with a new table coming out to replace it. Personally, I would opt for a new P7, at $1,800 it is a major steal.

Thanks for your thoughts on the upgrade. A couple of questions:

Is the P7 a really significant upgrade over the P5?

Also, is the P9 a really significant updrade over the P7?