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Thanks.. the dealer even took a little off the price of the TT-PSU and is shipping both out for free, so it's ending up to be quite a good deal. I may or may not opt for the Lyra...someone else wrote me that it may be too much a good thing on the P5, and a big, meaty, weightier cartridge might be the sweet spot. I'd be interested in the Cadenza Black, but it's a bit out of my price range...and it might be overkill to put a $4000 cartridge on a table that's costing me $950. It's also a bit tall-bodied, and I might need some Rega VTA spacers for the arm to get the VTA right. I'd even consider a MM like the Clearaudio Maestro Wood. We'll see. In honor of the P5 purchase, I'm listening to my Rega Planar 3 right now with the Grace F9 Ruby and the Premier 17, and sounds well...pretty luscious, I gotta say. So, the Grace may be on the P5 for a little while until I decide on something, the Grace will likely go on first, then after that, I will give the Shelter 501 MkII a try. But finding a cartridge instead of the Grace or Shelter are lower priorities. First, I need to find another phono stage...preferably something higher performing than the EAR834P (which is no slouch), but with 2 phono inputs (sorry, Jerome, an ARC Ref 2 is right out). If I can find one of those, then I can use the EAR for the Clearaudio Concept mono deck.
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When I had my P5 I used the Rega Exact cartridge - a nice match for that level of TT. A Dynavector DV20XH would be a good match too. You made the right choice by getting the TTPSU. Enjoy your new TT - a great value BTW.
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Congratulations on the Rega P5 purchase. Should look very nice with the 3.4's! The Rega flu is starting to spread on AA and everyone seems to be very happy
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You won't be surprised to hear that I also recommend the Exact ! And Dave too I suppose ! I know that you 're a MC believer but you should really hear the Exact on a Rega arm. Don't be fooled by its relative low price tag.
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Dynavector XX2 MKII
Apheta or dynavector XX2mk2, imo the VFM of this later is amazing
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Did you read the Apheta review in Stereophile ? It does not give the will to buy !
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If you read Steve Harris's article in HI-FI News you are going to want to buy it..... HFN August 2008- Rega P9 / RB1000/apheta/Ios phonostage Editor's Choice HFN verdict 85/100 ''Yes this player system is a tour de force......it is a spectacularly good value.
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The "roast beefs" like their gear as much as the "frogs" like theirs ! Does not mean so much to me. They just defend their economy and that is a good thing !
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Jérôme
Easy to say and applicable to all the reviews they do like Devialet, Lavardin, Jadis, Neodio, Audioaero....Sonus Faber, Kuzma, Nagra etc
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I don't often read an average review of a product. Too bad because we could learn a lot !
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