I recently posted that I bought a Rega Planar 3 with RB300 arm (no cart) off eBay, but was thinking about either doing all the good mods to it OR buying a better TT that I wouldn't need to mod much if at all. All the Rega mods I had in mind would have cost more than the TT, so I kept my eye open and went nuts. A Wilson Benesch Circle TT is on the way. aa It has an RB300 arm with Incognito re-wire mod and an Audio Technica OC9ML/II cartridge (supposedly only 100 hours on it). It will be a while before it's in service, as now I need to get a phono preamp. I'm considering building the pre that was in a recent issue of Audio Xpress magazine. I'll need it to hook up to my good Acurus SS power amp and new tube amp, and I'll need the MC step-up circuitry to hook up to my HH Scott integrated tube amps.
I'm very impressed with the OC9 positive reviews listed by Needledoctor:
Sounds Like Review
"Sonically, I found the OC9 to be a pure delight. This is without doubt one of the cleanest- sounding phono cartridges I have ever had the pleasure of using and the OC9s significant achievement in this regard added greatly to my enjoyment of the music.
The truth is, you could easily spend twice the OC9s asking price and still not equal let alone surpass its level of musical involvement, accuracy, or purity.
In all, the Audio-Technica OC9 provides most of the performance characteristics of the best of the breed, but without the heroic price, and without having to worry whether the sample you buy is a good one."
Any suggested tweaks? I do have an A-T vacuum platter.
Anyone interested in the Regar Planar 3/RB300?
