gthang79:themondays:
Are the Rega Planar 3's any good?
I've found some cheap ones on eBay.
The one i am interested in is £120 BIN, with an RB-100 tonearm.
Is this a good deal?
Yes they are very good TT's, do check as has mentioned should have RB250 arm. If it is a RB250 then get it, the arms sell on their own for about £100. a Rega or a higher project will be far better then the Genie or Debut.
Well that has possibly confused things even more!
The Rega Planar 3 (up until 1983) had an R200 'S' shaped arm. From 1983 onwards Rega Planar 3's and P3's had the RB-300 arm.
The Current P3-24 has the RB-301 arm.
The Rega Planar 2 and P2 models have the RB-250 arm. The very latest ones have the RB-251.
Here is a handy guide to Rega tonearms....
http://www.vinylengine.com/a-guide-rega-tonearms.shtml
It will help you to spot whether an ebay 'bargain' has the correct arm or not.