Sell or keep my Turntable

Thanks for the charitable restraint 4yanx! Since you ask, I'll take the opportunity to make a shameless ad here since software ads are free anyway: Sure, you or anyone can unburden me of the LP chain around my ankle. As long as I don't have to make a huge list of what's in there I'd sell the whole lot for .50 cents a record + cheap media shipping from Seattle to you. I'd make an actual count of the records of course. Guaranteed to be something for everyone in the lot, but it's a mixed bag and at that price I'll only sell them as a group not one at a time and I ain't making no stinkin' lists. Conditions will vary but I'd guess at least half were in minty shape, and there are certainly some gems. Anyone interested can ping me directly through A'gon.

Marco

You basically haven't used the TT in 16 years. That says it all - SELL IT!

Before you sell the Rega, why don't you set it up one last time and spin some records for a couple nights, and see how much you still want to sell it afterwards? Maybe you'll decide you want to keep it...maybe not...but why ask us a question that you should really be answering yourself?

Have you sold your TT and later regretted it?
- No, but we stopped listening to LPs in 1985 when we got sucked in by the convenience of CD's. Fifteen years and 800 CDs later we realized we had pretty much stopped listening to music altogether. We certainly regretted that. Something was wrong so we upgraded everything. It sounded a lot better but the same something was still wrong, though much less so. Finally, after hanging around here way too much last year, we bought a new TT/arm/cartridge. Nothing's wrong any more. All I regret is fifteen years of declining musical satisfaction, but the rediscovery has been a blast.

Are current TT's that much better so I should sell the Rega and buy a TT if I happen to get back into vinyl someday?
- Yes, current TT's are that much better. Current cartridges are WAY better. Unfortunately, they can also be expensive.

If I decide to sell the Rega what would be a reasonable asking price?
- Check the ads here, there's always lots of Rega stuff for sale.

Before making your decision do what Dirtyragamuffin suggested. His advice was excellent. It's your music, let your ears decide.

Don't sell. You'll get very little for your P3 and RB300 - certainly not enough to make a purposeful upgrade. Buying 150 new CDs will cost you more than you'll get from your P3 and 150 LPs. Buy a new cartridge, say a DV10X-5 and play your music again.