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Hello. Here I am again after a long time. The break-in period is over. I can conclude that the Ortofon 2MR is an excellent cartridge that fits my system better than the Audio-Technica AT-VM540ML. The Ortofon is more musical and seems to have better spatiality. It sounds neutral and balanced...

Hello everyone. Thanks for your posts and suggestions. In my opinion, the Audio Technica at-VM 540ML is excellent. I have used it with and without spacers. I did not see the need for them. Compared to the Elys 2 cartridge that came with the turntable, there is a noticeable difference in sound...

Dear members. Among other things, I own a Rega RP3 turntable, Rega Elex-R amplifier and Dynaudio DM 3/7 speakers. The turntable had an Elys 2 cartridge installed, which I replaced with an Ortofon OM 10 because of the sibilance and inner groove distortion that were significant with the Elys 2...

2 years ago I bought Project Optical Box E which is MM preamp and ADC. I wanted to connect the Rega RP3 turntable to a Cyrus Streamline 2 that has only digital inputs. I didn’t expect a miracle, but it sounds surprisingly good to me. It only has an optical output. In my experience, sound quality...

Hi. I would like to listen to high res music on Apple music. Since there is no streamer nor network player which could stream music from this service, the only possible way is using MacBook air or iPhone as an audio source. I would be grateful to anyone kind to help me. Please advise me on how...

YAMAHA NP-S303. I'm not sure if it supports Amazon HD music

I would ask you for help I would like to add a streamer with support for Hifi Deezer and Spotify to my system (Rega Elex-R and Dynaudio). Price up to 180 £ / 200 €. Researching the market, I concluded that this would come into consideration: Yamaha wxad-10 Argon Audio Stream 3M Acrylic S10 The...

This is a late answer because of I did not mount the Rega Exact cartridge due to unexpected circumstances. Although I liked the Rega Elys 2 because of it is musical, I always noticed the undefined midrange spectrum. Furthermore, I was bothered by the IGD I heard on some records. It seems to me...

I would like to buy speakers for Cyrus streamline 2. After several auditions I decided for the Dynaudio X14. I would like to ask You whether I could drive these loudspeakers with only 30 wpc Streamline. Or should I buy active Dynaudio X14a. Regards Ivan

Thank You very much for advices. Fortunately my acquaintance is going to sell me Rega Exact cart for half of the price. :-) I can't wait to put it on. ​

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Hi. I have a Rega RP3 with Elys 2 cart. It is time to buy a new cart and I am limited do 250 £. I could buy Audio Technica VM 740 ML, Clearaudio Concept V2, Goldring G 1022 and Rega Exact. My rest of the system consists of Rega Elex-R and Dynaudio DM 3/7. I have been extremly happy with Audio...

According to Rega site Performance pack is designed for Planar 1, Planar 2, Rp1. http://www.rega.co.uk/rp1-performance-pack-1.html One more thing. I don't know whether is cartridge change cost-effective. I had the RP1 and wanted to replace the stock cart Ortofon OM5 with a better one. Among...

Loudspeakers cables and interconnects could change the sound. In my system I've auditioned several cables and I always heard the difference among them. Sometimes subtle, sometimes more audible. It's suggested that more expensive cables bring more quality. But I don't think so since I've heard...

I would like to buy Goldring 2300 for my Rega RP3. I have Elys 2. Do I need to change the height of the tonearm? Is there any other catridge beside Rega which I could put it on without changing the height of the tonarm? Thanks for suggestions.