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Rega Arm mods-is it really woth t it?

Hello All,
I just picked up a Rega RB 300 for my AR ES-1 turntable. It is a real improvement over the stock AR/Jelco that was originally fitted; with dead silent backgrounds and most important to me, abolutely no grounding hum issues.
I am afraid of rewiring it for that reason-am I justified in being chicken?
Also, what is the ranking of the aftermarket
counterweights for this Arm? So many choices!
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lloydc
749 posts
 
I have been down that path. All the upgrades help, a little, but are not worth the cost, and they are virtually a complete loss when you resell it. If you really "must" upgrade a rega arm on your current table, better to get the best Origin Live arm you can afford. Or better yet, save up and upgrade to a new higher model Rega table.
jperry
2,445 posts
 
Lloydc - I agree with you. I think users are better served getting a different arm instead of many many upgrades.

Of course getting a different arm will not relieve the upgrade desire. And the seemingly endless upgrade path with Rega product upgrades satisfies it with little changes at smaller incremental cost per change.
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nandric
4,086 posts
 
The cable from the pillar to the phono-pre is crap. On ebay uk you can find many rewire offerings. This mod is necessary all other are marginal in my opinion. I deed this
myself and considering my technical capablities anyone else should be able to do the same.
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