Just horrid? Or an Absolute Shower, too?Originally Posted by awkwardbydesign
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Just horrid? Or an Absolute Shower, too?
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Grey and dull.
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Do a few mods to the 250 and it is a very good arm...everything is price dependant but for maybe the price of a standard 3009 , if you already have a 250 you can get AO to put it up there.
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We are back to personal preferences again. I have a Dutch friend who thinks my Quad 57s are dull and boring. When I listen to his system, I find it sharp and unnatural, in fact, quite painful in the upper frequencies. He calls it exciting and live. Not like my live it ain't.
We've had the same discussion about pre-amps. Until you hear something, you don't know if it is good for you.
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For what it's worth, I'd say that the standard RB250 is good, but the standard RB300 is better. They both image well and have great bass but my ears also agree that they can tend towards being a bit grey and lifeless across the midband. The RB300 is better in this respect, and everything gets better still as you go up the Rega range - the RB1000 is a lovely thing.
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Spot on Adam, this is my experience also.
The 3 point mounted versions sound different, perhaps more relaxed, and the latter arm tubes seem less resonant too....
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I think "for the money" is the real point here. Second hand what's not to like ? Currently running an Origin Live RB250 with XTM counterweight on my family room deck and it gives me as much pleasure as my main rig.
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The Audiomods RB 250 I considerably better though I have owned the RB250, RB300 and OL1 and after building the Audiomods arm I realised what people meant when they say the original arm sounds tonally grey.
Rega P3 sold soon after but the OL1 sounds good on a Techy 1210
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