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Upgrades for Rega P3. Worth it?

Good afternoon, all. Have been considering various upgrades to my Rega P3 and wondering if anyone could share their own experiences with this. In particular, looking for real advice on whether certain upgrades were worthwhile and/or had an observable benefit to sound quality to people who've done them.

I currently have a P3 with an Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge, Clearaudio counterweight, and Pro-ject Tube Box SE II phono stage. Potential upgrades I have considered:
Rega TT PSU power supply,
Groovetracer (or other) subplatter,
Groovetracer (or other) acrylic platter (vs. stock glass),
Phono cartridge replacement

Are any of these really worth doing?
nichomoff
jetrexpro
506 posts
 
Have you considered the Rega White Belt? Maybe it was because the old belt was wearing out, but for me the white belt was a major improvement. A few weeks later I installed the Groovetracer reference subplatter and the noice floor dropped.

I have the P3-24 with the power supply and exact cart.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
Second the white belt, big deal on my lowly P2.
manitunc
795 posts
 
No it isnt
mjm1124
25 posts
 
I had a P5, since sold. But I had the Groovetracer reference
subplatter and can echo Jetrexpro..the noise floor dropped.I
didn't care much for the Groovetracer acrylic platter, but
the new delrin platter they make was superb. A marked
improvement over the acrylic and stock glass. If you're a tinkerer may I suggest the dual pulley made by Michael Lim. Of all the upgrades I made it was the most dramatic. Noise floor lowered further, wider sound stage , tighter bass. As for the white belt, I found one on sale and got it to have as a spare. I didn't notice any change whatsoever when I tried it.
tommyboy65
12 posts
 
Hi Nichomoff,

I think your proposed upgrades are all worthy. I have a P5 and have upgraded it with a Groovetracer subplatter, Delrin platter, counterweight and Rega white belt. It really has transformed the sound of the P5 for the better.

I would start with the subplatter, which would make the most dramatic difference, followed by the speed box.

Look into ditching the Ortofon Blue for a better cartridge. You could go Bronze or Black, or better yet, a Dynavector cart, which matches well with Rega arms.

Good luck!
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