Hi all,
I have a REGA Planar 3, and recently replaced the ancient and worn cartridge with a REGA Carbon. It sounded fine to my ears, but then I went and bought a pair of MA Bronze 2 speakers to replace the prehistoric Dentons I was using (The difference in the sound quality between the Dentons and Bronze was something to behold when I demoed them side by side in the shop). Anyway, since the new speakers I have realised, I think, that the TT sounds a bit...err..flat maybe ? The dealer who supplied the REGA Carbon would replace it with a Nagaoka MP110 giving me a trade in of about 75% of the value of the REGA Carbon.
Is this a sensible move - it is going to cost me around £60 - £70 ? Or would a different cartridge be better, or should I just sit on my hands and enjoy what I have. Most of the time I listen to CDs, so the TT doesn't get a huge amount of use. The amp is a NAD 316BEE and the CD Player is a Denon M39, but only used as a transport+DAC and is connected to the amp via RCA cables.
Thanks
Andrew
I have a REGA Planar 3, and recently replaced the ancient and worn cartridge with a REGA Carbon. It sounded fine to my ears, but then I went and bought a pair of MA Bronze 2 speakers to replace the prehistoric Dentons I was using (The difference in the sound quality between the Dentons and Bronze was something to behold when I demoed them side by side in the shop). Anyway, since the new speakers I have realised, I think, that the TT sounds a bit...err..flat maybe ? The dealer who supplied the REGA Carbon would replace it with a Nagaoka MP110 giving me a trade in of about 75% of the value of the REGA Carbon.
Is this a sensible move - it is going to cost me around £60 - £70 ? Or would a different cartridge be better, or should I just sit on my hands and enjoy what I have. Most of the time I listen to CDs, so the TT doesn't get a huge amount of use. The amp is a NAD 316BEE and the CD Player is a Denon M39, but only used as a transport+DAC and is connected to the amp via RCA cables.
Thanks
Andrew