New rega planar 2 or used planar 3

[Markduc]

Evening
turntable upgrade time
I have the budget for a new planar 2 , but wondered if a used planar 3 for about the same money would be a better choice
i‘m not keen on anything earlier as they seem to be to much money for an 20 ish year old turntable
any thoughts

 

[Rockchild]

Planar 3 all day long if you get a used one for similar money to a new Planar 2

 

[freefallrob]

Planar 3, worth it, you can add the off board power supply too later.

 

[DomT]

Planar 3 all day long if you get a used one for similar money to a new Planar 2

What he said

 

[BettisDad]

I have a P3 with Neo power supply, upgraded sub platter and delrin platter that I might let go if your interested? It’s about 3 years old but hasn’t been used for the last year as I upgraded.
It also has the original parts too.

 

[Markduc]

I have a P3 with Neo power supply, upgraded sub platter and delrin platter that I might let go if your interested? It’s about 3 years old but hasn’t been used for the last year as I upgraded.
It also has the original parts too.

Thanks for the offer but I bought a planar 3 on Friday
does the neo PS make a big difference

 

[uzzy]

Personal view - second hand Thorens TD150/TD160/Systemdek IIx/Ariston RD80/RD11 with a Rega RB 300 or 250 arm (the old models are single point fixing and you can get a VTA adjuster for not a lot of money from Mickell or Origin live and take the pain out of trying to find the right sized washers to align a cartridge)
All of the above turntables will trounce a P2 or 3 with the same arm and cartridge combination IMO

 

[Rockchild]

Thanks for the offer but I bought a planar 3 on Friday
does the neo PS make a big difference

It does. Slight increase in dynamics and accuracy in presentation. More evident on electronic music. Also the luxury of a push button speed change

 

[Markduc]

Personal view - second hand Thorens TD150/TD160/Systemdek IIx/Ariston RD80/RD11 with a Rega RB 300 or 250 arm (the old models are single point fixing and you can get a VTA adjuster for not a lot of money from Mickell or Origin live and take the pain out of trying to find the right sized washers to align a cartridge)
All of the above turntables will trounce a P2 or 3 with the same arm and cartridge combination IMO

I did consider the systemdek but couldn’t bring myself to pay what’s being ask for a 30 yr old turntable

 

[Markduc]

It does. Slight increase in dynamics and accuracy in presentation. More evident on electronic music. Also the luxury of a push button speed change

Maybe a future upgrade I’ll look at thanks

 

[HiFimanDan]

With regards to the NEO, when I had my P6, I bought the Russ Andrews PJB cable (goes between the NEO and deck) and it really does make a difference, the SQ improved in all areas. You get a 60-day money back thingy and I kept mine! Also, an MCRU power supply for the NEO also made a huge improvement to things.

 

[TIU]

I did consider the systemdek but couldn’t bring myself to pay what’s being ask for a 30 yr old turntable

Vinyl replay is old tech.