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Blade
Regular Joined: 30 Apr 2020 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 64 |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2021 at 11:18am |
Guy,
Arthur Koubasarian is a bit of a maverick in the hifi industry. He started Pink Triangle and produced a few turntables which were incredibly well reviewed. Little Pink Thing was one of then. PT disappeared with move away from vinyl and The Funk Firm was born. Again the turntable have been really well reviewed. The GETT and Little Support Deck. I haven't had one but did upgrade my Rega Planar 3 with his Rage upgrade kit. This included the Boing feet, Achromat and the FXR-2 tone arm. Feet were good but the star was the tonearm. Upgraded RB300 and it really transformed the sound. I ran this rig for a couple of years but have just bought an LP12. Worth reading Arthurs back story and even emailing him. He's got some great ideas and is an interesting bloke. Glenn
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L*nn Sondek LP12, AT VM750SH MM, Graham Slee Reflex M with PSU1 , Musical Fidelity M5SI, Dynaudio Special 40
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lfc jon
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jan 2018 Location: Devon Status: Offline Points: 3979 |
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Plymouth is in Devon (county) The south West of England.
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Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze.
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Guy
New Member Joined: 20 Mar 2019 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 30 |
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I'd be interested in hearing (pun intended) what AK's upgrades to your P3 did for the sound and presentation Frank...
I put a few minutes into thinking about fixing/tweaking my P2 and looked at replacement parts but it just doesn't seem worthwhile. To start with, the hinges for the dust cover no longer fit into place on to the lid, there is a noticeable ding and finish coming off of a front corner of the plinth, the platter has a sizable chunk missing...I don't know if the motor operates at a steady speed but the arm and cart seem unharmed so I'll keep it until it wears out and needs replacing...that's the lovely thing about the Supernait 3 - I can plug and play a MM cart until I switch to MC.. |
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Naim Supernait 3
Rega P8 Ortofon 2M Bronze Naim CD5x Flatcap 2 Rotel T11 tuner AudioQuest Rocket 88s Audioquest Chicago interconnect |
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fluddite
Senior Member Joined: 09 Jun 2013 Location: The Soft South Status: Offline Points: 416 |
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Hi Guy Not an exact answer to your query, but... Exactly how damaged is your P2? Is it motor? Platter? Base? Arm? The lot? (Presumably not the excellent 2M Bronze, else you'd have mentioned that...). The reason I ask is that if it's not too knackered (i.e. the motor works and the platter/base still exist in some form), a cheaper alternative to the (superb) P8 or the (not heard by me) FF LSD 3 FX3 would be to contact the estimable Arthur Khoubesserian of Funk Firm and enquire about his Rega Rage 3 upgrade (https://www.thefunkfirm.co.uk/products/p/rega-upgrade-kits) - highly thought of by some reviewers (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h4qg2gcdfo&t=1427s) - or, for that matter, the less expensive Rage tweaks. Even the most expensive of these (Rage 3) comes in at £300+ less than the P8, and gets you recycling brownie points to boot... Full disclosure: my 1983-vintage Planar 3 is currently with Arthur K. (who, it turns out, lives only a few streets away from me on the Soft Sarf Coast and is similarly partial to a nice bottle of red... ) for precisely that Rage 3 upgrade - so can report back when it's done, if you're willing to wait... Frank
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fluddite
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Don't be too sure...
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Chris Firth
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It looks to be nicer there than Denton Island, Manchester, UK
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Guy
New Member Joined: 20 Mar 2019 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 30 |
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I got curious so I looked up where he is located: a little ways south east of Brighton on Denton Island in Newhaven.
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Naim Supernait 3
Rega P8 Ortofon 2M Bronze Naim CD5x Flatcap 2 Rotel T11 tuner AudioQuest Rocket 88s Audioquest Chicago interconnect |
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