I just bought an RP6 😬

[Revolutions]

Nothing wrong with my planar 2 except someone’s postcode written on it in anti-theft pen. Saw a P6 w/ exact cart 2nd hand & I impulse bought it.

Honestly not expecting to hear much of a difference, but it scratched the itch at half the price of buying a new one. Am interested to hear how the Rega cartridge sounds compared to the VM95ML.

Yey for new turntable day 😃

 

[skinnypuppy71]

Enjoy it regardless.

 

[Oxfordian]

Nothing wrong with my planar 2 except someone’s postcode written on it in anti-theft pen. Saw a P6 w/ exact cart 2nd hand & I impulse bought it.

Honestly not expecting to hear much of a difference, but it scratched the itch at half the price of buying a new one. Am interested to hear how the Rega cartridge sounds compared to the VM95ML.

Yey for new turntable day 😃

Keep the thread going with a sound update in due course, very interested in finding out how you get on with the Exact.

 

[plastic penguin]

Nothing wrong with my planar 2 except someone’s postcode written on it in anti-theft pen. Saw a P6 w/ exact cart 2nd hand & I impulse bought it.

Honestly not expecting to hear much of a difference, but it scratched the itch at half the price of buying a new one. Am interested to hear how the Rega cartridge sounds compared to the VM95ML.

Yey for new turntable day 😃

Don't concern yourself about comparing cartridges yet, get familiar first with a improved presentation.

Enjoy the turntable.

 

[Revolutions]

Wow is about all I can say 😍

A few hours into listening. Might be my ears but the sound seems fuller through the speakers & the crisp treble is even crisper. Hi-hat taps are a joy to listen to.

There’s still some noise with nothing playing, but I’ve got to go over halfway before it becomes really noticeable. And I’m never likely to push the amp that hard.

Really surprised about how much nicer this sounds with more bottom end & extra clarity on high end.

 

[Oxfordian]

Wow is about all I can say 😍

A few hours into listening. Might be my ears but the sound seems fuller through the speakers & the crisp treble is even crisper. Hi-hat taps are a joy to listen to.

There’s still some noise with nothing playing, but I’ve got to go over halfway before it becomes really noticeable. And I’m never likely to push the amp that hard.

Really surprised about how much nicer this sounds with more bottom end & extra clarity on high end.

Delighted that the P6 is making you smile, that is what it is all about, enjoy every note that you hear.

A question if I may; what are those speakers I can't quite make the brand out when I zoom in, and is that your set-up with the speakers seemingly pretty close to the wall, it clearly isn't doing any harm to the sound as you're enjoying what you're hearing.

The reason for my question; whilst my ATC's are excellent I am concerned that my little Hegel hasn't got sufficient grunt to drive them as well as they need to be driven (60W v recommended 75W+) so am contemplating something new that could work close (ish) to the rear wall.

Thanks.

 

[Revolutions]

Delighted that the P6 is making you smile, that is what it is all about, enjoy every note that you hear.

A question if I may; what are those speakers I can't quite make the brand out when I zoom in, and is that your set-up with the speakers seemingly pretty close to the wall, it clearly isn't doing any harm to the sound as you're enjoying what you're hearing.

The reason for my question; whilst my ATC's are excellent I am concerned that my little Hegel hasn't got sufficient grunt to drive them as well as they need to be driven (60W v recommended 75W+) so am contemplating something new that could work close (ish) to the rear wall.

Thanks.

Thanks, just put Michael Kiwanuka on & am hearing new detail in the tracks. This is going to send me on a whole additional adventure through the back catalogue 😊

The speakers are monitor audio silver 300. They’re about 20cm from the wall, never had a problem with the bass (until now). Did just have to port them, seems this cart has a much higher output.

 

[Al ears]

Wow is about all I can say 😍

A few hours into listening. Might be my ears but the sound seems fuller through the speakers & the crisp treble is even crisper. Hi-hat taps are a joy to listen to.

There’s still some noise with nothing playing, but I’ve got to go over halfway before it becomes really noticeable. And I’m never likely to push the amp that hard.

Really surprised about how much nicer this sounds with more bottom end & extra clarity on high end.

I would suggest those speakers are way too close to the turntable and it needs to be on some sort of isolation platform or better still wall-mounted

 

[Revolutions]

I would suggest those speakers are way too close to the turntable and it needs to be on some sort of isolation platform or better still wall-mounted

Appreciate the suggestion- unfortunately there’s a sofa next to the speaker. I’m lucky to have space for that unit but it’s wedged in on both sides. Maybe I’ll move the turntable to the left.

And I’ll look at isolation platforms, I have been known to skip a record with a heavy misstep on loose floorboards,

 

[Oxfordian]

Appreciate the suggestion- unfortunately there’s a sofa next to the speaker. I’m lucky to have space for that unit but it’s wedged in on both sides. Maybe I’ll move the turntable to the left.

And I’ll look at isolation platforms, I have been known to skip a record with a heavy misstep on loose floorboards,

Space - unless you are very lucky it is often a compromise we have to accept.

I well remember the loose floorboard, far too many years have passed since I stuffed some squash balls under my hifi to stop the vibrations interfering with the vinyl replay every time I moved around in my bedroom, tread in the wrong place and all of a sudden you had skipped a track and a bit.

 

[Freddy58]

“There’s still some noise with nothing playing, but I’ve got to go over halfway before it becomes really noticeable.”
Maybe the proximity of the turntable to the speakers is causing the issue? Just a thought.

 

[skinnypuppy71]

I have my Avid sat upon a tesco granite worktop protector with 3 iso acoustics orea indigo isolation feet below it.......works a treat for not crazy money.

 

[nopiano]

“There’s still some noise with nothing playing, but I’ve got to go over halfway before it becomes really noticeable.”
Maybe the proximity of the turntable to the speakers is causing the issue? Just a thought.

I think it more likely to be hum induced by being placed above an amplifier.

Easy to check by lifting the deck carefully (obviously within the limits of the cables) while listening to the background noise.

If there was feedback during loud replay then I agree I would suspect the RH speaker was too close.

A wall mounted shelf will serve both to create a greater distance from the amp below and protect from footfall vibrations.

 

[daytona600]

isolation platforms
2 X Ikea APTITLIG bamboo Chopping boards in the middle 3or4 tennis balls cut in half 20quid

 

[Revolutions]

@al here’s a little update. Noise floor slightly improved with volume right up & nothing playing. No other significant change, except that looking at it makes me dizzy as layout feels off balance. I’m sure that will fix itself with time. Still really happy with the extra beef & treble it’s given the setup 😊

 

[Revolutions]

(Also, sorry everyone: I hit 40 and realised that I still loved rubbish 90s punk. Music tastes from our formative years really do leave a lasting imprint. I still put Weezer’s blue album in my top 5.

And… I really like seeing the plant when I look at my hifi. It’s staying.)

 

[Sir Ken Smith OBE]

I also have an RP6 turntable (using with Monitor Audio Silver 300's - 6th gen) and when I first got it, it hummed badly at relatively low volume. It was back and forth to the shop I bought it from many times without a solution. I positioned it in all sorts of ways but it still buzzed. Frustrated, I took it to an independent hi-fi repair shop and he told me this...

"Your arm cable shield is broken at the exit from the arm post and that is causing horrendous noise in one channel and some also in the other when the cable moves."

The good news for me is that he fixed it quite cheaply.

Do a Google search for "Rega" and "buzz or hum" and I bet you get more than a handful of results.

 

[JDL]

I'd be inclined to keep the guitar away from the Hi-Fi, for obvious reasons. 🙂

 

[Fandango Andy]

isolation platforms
2 X Ikea APTITLIG bamboo Chopping boards in the middle 3or4 tennis balls cut in half 20quid

Squash balls. Smaller and black so less obtrusive.

 

[Jasonovich]

@al here’s a little update. Noise floor slightly improved with volume right up & nothing playing. No other significant change, except that looking at it makes me dizzy as layout feels off balance. I’m sure that will fix itself with time. Still really happy with the extra beef & treble it’s given the setup 😊

Ah you found your Ying Yang Congrats on your new TT.

If only my life long collection of vinyl's didn't go missing in my mums garage......I know it was you David (brother)!!!!!!!
Yes, I would have gotten a Rega or a Project or maybe even a Flaunce, yeah can't go starting a collection again.

 

[jonboywalton75]

Ah you found your Ying Yang Congrats on your new TT.

If only my life long collection of vinyl's didn't go missing in my mums garage......I know it was you David (brother)!!!!!!!
Yes, I would have gotten a Rega or a Project or maybe even a Flaunce, yeah can't go starting a collection again.

Lost mine also.
I started a collection again 4 years ago.
£2500 later🙄(just money spent on vinyl, hardware not included)

 

[DiggyGun]

Rega actually make a wall mount specifically for their decks.

This would help to reduce hum (from the amplifier) and stop any foot fall issues. You could mount it on the wall to be equidistant between your speakers.

Something to consider.