Rega P9 Turntable

Rega P9 / Ortofon Jubilee / Gryphon CDP-01/ Cambridge Audio 840E and two 840W ( mono ) / Dynaudio Special Twenty Five / Audio Research PH-5 / Isotek Sigmas

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• Rega
• P9
• Turntable
• vinyl
• dynaudio
• cambridge
• audio
• research
• ortofon
• isotek
• gryphon

[SalamOxford]

Hi, I am considering wether to get the Cambridge Audio 840W power amps or Belcanto or Primare A33.2. What are you thoughts on the Power Amps, it wouls assist me greatly.

[hbaboris]

@SalamOxford The 840W is a great power amp and not so expensive. It can run almost any speaker and it has a very refined sound. It works better with the balanced outputs.You should select a good power cable in order to get the best results as well as the correct pre amplifier (the Cambridge Audio pre amplifier is the ideal match). I have listened once the Belcanto and I liked its sound ( a little clinical for my taste . The Primare is a killer ampli,but I think it´smore expensive than the 840W

[SalamOxford]

@hbaboris Hi, buying a mains cable for it should not be a problem. But im worried whether it will be a good match with my Cyrus dacXP. Furthermore, a dealer has got back to me to sell a 10 year old Chord Elctronics spm400 or spm800 at £800 and 900 respectively. The dealer states thouh it is old and half price taking into account inflation it would cost 3500 in todays money. however, it is most importantly a good sounding and well built amp. so its Chord or Cmbridge.?

[hbaboris]

@SalamOxford I like Chord so much. I had the chance of listening exactly this set up. and I found it very neutral, with excellent dynamic and speed. It is not a "warm" or "romantic" sound ( no problem for me )...the question here is : are you going to have some kind of guarantee in the Chords ? We are talking about old equipments which in case of any repairing, would be not cheap. The most important: you should listen all them ( Cambridge, Chord, Primare, etc..) and then take a final decision

[jungoo0212]

The tonearm looks different from mine. Is it RB1000?

[hbaboris]

@jungoo0212 Yes, it is...just the counterweight is from Michell

[guitarman5560]

@TheFRiNgEguitars hmm that turntable sounds alot like my computer speakers. I mean what the hell else is it gonna sound like?

[TheFRiNgEguitars]

@hbaboris Great turntable, nice system, sounds wonderful even through the camera microphone! Turntable magic is elusive due to so many factors, take away one, it'll sound inferior, ie: arm bearings, feedback isolation, cartridge alignment (incl VTA) the mat, cartridge loading... There are a few good cheap turntables out there. I have found that tonal purity corresponds to tight bass & inner band resolution. Even if a cartridge is off a few dB, the system will still exude a magical sound.

[hbaboris]

I agree that VTA is a controversial subject,many people pay more attention on VTA adjustment than on sound, adjusting it to each record played( crazy thing !!!!). , however, I recommend to use spacers in Rega players when not using Rega carts ( higher than 14mm )...better soundstage, much less surface noise...

[MarkPMus]

@hbaboris There is sound logic behind Rega's stance on VTA. Basically, they say, even with a VTA adjuster, it is very difficult to get it right - you are better adding 0.1g of tracking weight if counterweight end of arm is lower than cartridge end. And in most cases, looking after the record properly in the first place is better than cleaning, although I have a moderate opinion. I will clean records once every few years, especially second hand ones.