Bargains on ebay?

[Marco]

Lol! Where did I write that?

Btw, even though I preferred the Kenwood to the Nak, the latter was still a phenomenal sounding T/T and EONS ahead, sonically and musically, of a toy like a P2!!!

Marco.

[Alex_UK]

I'll be collecting my "Beautiful Condition" 1985 £77 Rega Planar 3/R200 next Saturday - I hardly dare imagine what a giant-slayer I've bought!

And now that I've realised (or rather Andre has told me!) that my 3009 isn't shagged I don't need to bastardise my new "uber-turntable" for the arm, and can just rest in the knowledge I truly will have an ebay bargain!

[Rare Bird]

I'll be collecting my "Beautiful Condition" 1985 £77 Rega Planar 3/R200 next Saturday - I hardly dare imagine what a giant-slayer I've bought!

And now that I've realised (or rather Andre has told me!) that my 3009 isn't shagged I don't need to bastardise my new "uber-turntable" for the arm, and can just rest in the knowledge I truly will have an ebay bargain!

Make shure you get two & a quater times as much as you paid for the rega for it

[Rare Bird]

Lol - have you actually heard any of them at length, dude, and done a back-to-back comparison with a Rega in the same system, or are you just allowing your bias against Jap D/Ds to influence your opinion?

Marco.

Do i really have to answer that

[DSJR]

Lol! Where did I write that?

Btw, even though I preferred the Kenwood to the Nak, the latter was still a phenomenal sounding T/T and EONS ahead, sonically and musically, of a toy like a P2!!!

Marco.

Now, why is it that you can come out with totally dismissive comments like that and yet put the likes of me down if I suggest something similar *which I've heard..."

We're not talking P2's Marco. Dave and I were very careful, I believe, to suggest a PLANAR 2 WITH R200 TONEARM - and in Daves case, with the Linn/Rega ribbed rubber mat as well.

I repeat, don't ignorantly knock those ancient Rega decks. they really were giant killers in their day.

[Rare Bird]

We're not talking P2's Marco. Dave and I were very careful, I believe, to suggest a PLANAR 2 WITH R200 TONEARM - and in Daves case, with the Linn/Rega ribbed rubber mat as well.

I tried all sorts of mats on mi owd Rega this was the best sounding to me if this is the same one as your refering to Dave i agree

[DSJR]

Yep, the original LP12 mat with Linn Products shaved away....

[hifi_dave]

That mat also sounded better than the felt on the LP12....

[DSJR]

So why did "we" all take to the felt mat like the bloody sheep we were?????

[Marco]

Hi Dave,

Now, why is it that you can come out with totally dismissive comments like that and yet put the likes of me down if I suggest something similar *which I've heard..."

Wow, wow, wow....! Sorry, they're dismissive because I've owned a P2 with an R200 and have also heard the L-07D and Nakamichi in question, so I'm speaking from a position of experience.

As you know, I love the old Acos-sourced R200; it's a lovely arm (and, IMO, pisses all over the RB250/300), but it does not turn the P2 into a giant-killer. It's a decent deck, no doubt, but quite frankly, the L-07D and Nakamichi I heard are in a totally different league!!

We're not talking P2's Marco. Dave and I were very careful, I believe, to suggest a PLANAR 2 WITH R200 TONEARM - and in Daves case, with the Linn/Rega ribbed rubber mat as well.

I repeat, don't ignorantly knock those ancient Rega decks. they really were giant killers in their day.

There's nothing "ignorant" about it, Dave. I'm speaking from a position of experience, having heard all three decks in question.

And I'm not knocking the P2/R200, in its rightful context, which is as decent budget vintage T/T, but to compare it, performance-wise, against an L-07D or even my modified 1210, would be akin to comparing a Ford Focus with a Lamborghini Murcielago!!

Marco.