Upgrades for Rega P3. Worth it?

Wc65mustang - exactly what do you find so unbelievable?...

Do you believe....
1. Rega aren't worth upgrading, or
2. they're perfect as is.

If #1 - then you appear to misinformed, since there are many companies offering some great upgrade products that people appear to be buying - so they are worth upgrading according to a lot of people and the many vendors

If #2 - then there are many people buying those upgrades that are achieving better performance in an affordable, incremental manner - standard product are built to a budget and can always be improved upon.

Whatever choice the fact remains that Rega has some great products whose performance can be improved on - just like any other manufacturer

Also, other turntable manufacturers wished they had the success Rega has had over the years, not only with OEM product but in providing parts/arms for other turntable manufacturers use.

BTW - I'm not a Rega bigot - there are many TT's out there that I would gladly try if I had the cash (VPI springs to mind), but my limited budget took me down the upgrade road instead of the trade-in road

Happy Listening :-)

You can upgrade again and again only to find that the money you spent could have bought you a better table.

Stringreen - agreed - many times I've questioned my approach.

Nickomoff, I think there are two parts to your questions...
1. Will the upgrades be beneficial
2. Is it worth upgrading a P3

With me, I tweak when I believe the benefit outweighs the cost - trouble with my tt is, the cost of the tweeks has reached the price of a VPI scout. But in my defence it has been spread over 20 years :-)

Then there's the sense of upgrade-achievement :-)

But back to the original question - of those upgrades listed - the sub-platter and platter are definitely worth while.

Another worthwhile upgrade is the Cardas one-piece rewire kit which will allow the improvements made by the sub platter/platter upgrades to be more noticeable.

Replacing the cartridge will change the sound, but opting for the other upgrades will allow your existing cartridge to really strut it's stuff :-)

You've heard from both camps and each has it's merits

Hope you find the solution that brings you much musical enjoyment

I up grade my REGA RP6 with the "Achromat", and it is a good investement, but not for the REGA white belt, the Black one has a better timuing on my RP6.  On the RP8 there are (2) White belts, that are more expensive to replace, that is why, I keep my RP6 and up grade it.  My next step would be the Groovetracer counterweight. Is there any video for all the installation steps to the set up ?