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| Rega Apheta 3 on Rega Planar 8: Any idea on screws torque values ? An even better bargain for a quarter of the Rega price but double the quality: A german Wiha fixed 0.4 Nm torque wrench. https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Wiha-TorqueFix-2850-Torque-Screwdriver/dp/B007TTRYI6 czarivey and Dover, I'm totally wit... | |
| Rega Apheta 3 on Rega Planar 8: Any idea on screws torque values ? 275$ is way too expensive but 99$ for a Hazet is reasonable ... https://www.ebay.com/itm/153544197732 | |
| Rega Apheta 3 on Rega Planar 8: Any idea on screws torque values ? Just talked to Rega. Apheta 3 is also 0.4Nm. | |
| Rega Apheta 3 on Rega Planar 8: Any idea on screws torque values ? II asked my distributer to check with Rega. In the meantime, as advised above, I will close it very gently just so it does not move. | |
| Hi Fi news test LP destroying my Apheta 3 cartridge + another cheap cartridge (another TT) Yes. Rega insisted on using FedEx. | |
| Hi Fi news test LP destroying my Apheta 3 cartridge + another cheap cartridge (another TT) I looked at the tip of the bent Apheta 3 and and it is still there. I can only guess that something else was stuck there in the manufacturing process or... it is the tip of my second TT which was also damaged. I forgot to inspect it before I threw... | |
| Hi Fi news test LP destroying my Apheta 3 cartridge + another cheap cartridge (another TT) I'll surprise you, but I have no complains to Rega. Hi Fi news on the other hand... | |
| Hi Fi news test LP destroying my Apheta 3 cartridge + another cheap cartridge (another TT) The cantilever snapped on both the Apheta3/Planar8 and on another 50$ TT which I used as a reference test: I looked at the Test record via a stereoscope and found at the exact spot where the cantilever snapped something embedded in the grov... | |
| Linn Karik CD transport : "--" is displayed I opened the Karik and using an ohm meter I found that the switch dosn't work. Spraying it with servisol solved the problem. Display is back :-) | |
| Linn Karik CD transport : "--" is displayed I tried all options. One of them was putting the switch into non sleep mode prior to powering the Karik | |
| Linn Karik CD transport : "--" is displayed If not the switch, what else? | |
| Linn Karik CD transport : "--" is displayed I tried it and it doesn't work. Maybe the switch stopped functioning... | |
| Rega planar 8/Apheta : Tiny needle arm collapsing on itself Antiskating was set to 0.5 and right left balance was ok. Using a stereoscope I was able to picture the broken tip of the Apheta inside the groove. Can anybody explain the copper wires. Is the diamond tip connected to any copper wire? | |
| Rega planar 8/Apheta : Tiny needle arm collapsing on itself I just played the same Hi-Fi news test LP on a 50$ TT and the same thing happened. The record is a TT killer. | |
| Rega planar 8/Apheta : Tiny needle arm collapsing on itself The crack sound happened during playback about 10 seconds after the beginning. For 10 seconds I heard good sound from both left and right and then a crack followed by silence. This is an Apheta 3 that came with my new planar 8 which I'm using for ... |