Rega turntable and superuniti

Fair enough to start with your (original?) Planar 1 as a launching point to evaluate your interest in continuing with vinyl. Tell us which cart and phono stage you have it paired with. While the Planar 3 is likely to get you more, a Planar 6 seems more commensurate with the SuperUniti's abilities.

Then again, we now have to distinguish between Rega's recently released Planar versions versus the original Planars and the former RP-line. Confusing and probably not Rega's greatest nomenclature for their new line of TTs.

The RP-line in general sounds a bit more punchy than the new Planar line which is more clean and clear.

Robiwan posted:

The RP-line in general sounds a bit more punchy than the new Planar line which is more clean and clear.

Well stated and exactly why I have no interest in hearing the new Planar 6 versus my current RP6 - six of one, half a dozen of another.

As I remember, there were some comments that people were not too happy with the quality of Superuniti analogue inputs.
Could anyone share more direct experience with it? How good is analogue on 272?

At the Bristol show several years ago Neat were using a Superuniti with Rega 3 and Rega Phono Stage to demonstrate the Iotas and my wife said best sound at the event.  

Regards,

Lindsay

I used my SU with an LP12 rig happily for several years. The sound was excellent. The only annoyance was the need for a PSU to power the Stageline. If you have a self powered phono preamp that won't be a problem for you.

I used a Gyro SE and Rega Aria with my old Superuniti. I can’t remember thinking there was an issue with the quality of the analogue inputs

“ How good is analogue on 272?”

Using Akurate Linn Sondek LP12, Lehmann Black Cube II, NAC-N272, NAP250DR and PMC Fact 8. Sounds pretty damned good to me.

I reckon at least the Planar 2 or better yet the Planar 3 is where you want to be looking, preferably the latter. Stick with the Carbon cartridge and it will make the 3 more affordable. If the bug bites then there's the new Neo power supply to upgrade to in future and the 3 can also take the new Ania MC cartridge too, which is mightily impressive and at what must be considered a bargain price for an MC handmade in the UK.

John Gorodecky posted:

After a twenty year gap, my records are coming out of the loft. I would be interested to get options if people think the Rega Planar 1 is good enough as a starting point to see if I enjoy playing vinyl or should I go with a Rega Planar 3 to get more out of the albums ? 

Current Planar 1 with Carbon is great value for money

Good starting point but no final solution unless few records a month are running

Much better performance as main source you might look into demo/nos RP6 with Exact

Sometime these are not much more than new P3/Elys

Or get it without Exact, which is a bit special, and consider the new Ania or a Hana cartridge.

Indeed you will need an external phonostage either for MM or MC depending if you buy MC or the MM/MC high output offerings

I purchased my Rega about 8 months ago and listened to the P1, P2 and P3. I didn't want go too mad on a deck. So didn't listen to any more. I went with the P3 in the end and have been very impressed. Although I had a cartridge fail about a month ago. (Sitting at a strange angle) fingers pointing to wife of some kind of sabotage. I ended up upgrading to the exact cartridge. Big difference and can't see me chaging for some time. 

EBT posted:

Although I had a cartridge fail about a month ago. (Sitting at a strange angle)

typical Rega

I am currently using an RP8 through a Rothwell Rialto phono stage with my SuperUniti  - sounds really superb. Go for it! 

I'm using a 1986 planar 3 (quite heavily modded) into an ifi phono stage with my SU. Sounds good although I use streaming (NAS and Tidal) much more.

Robiwan posted:

EBT posted:

Although I had a cartridge fail about a month ago. (Sitting at a strange angle)

typical Rega

 

Having owned some of these hand build, no idea what you mean by "typical"

Their customer support, if I needed, was allways exemplary

What cartridge are you referring to ?

JedT posted:

I'm using a 1986 planar 3 (quite heavily modded) into an ifi phono stage with my SU. Sounds good although I use streaming (NAS and Tidal) much more.

If they're 3rd party mods then perhaps try undoing them and you may well fall back in love with your '86 Planar 3 and be using it a lot more...

No problem whatsoever with Rega and Superuniti analogue inputs. I have the RP40 version which is close to the RP6 in performance. I use the Phono MM by the way.

Perol posted:

Robiwan posted:

EBT posted:

Although I had a cartridge fail about a month ago. (Sitting at a strange angle)

typical Rega

 

Having owned some of these hand build, no idea what you mean by "typical"

Their customer support, if I needed, was allways exemplary

What cartridge are you referring to ?

bending of cantilver, channel unbalance, distortion is typical for Rega mm carts, all had these issues with Exact, Bias 2, SuperElys the last 10 years. 

I've heard of channel imbalance issues with the Exact, though never experienced it with either of the two I've owned.

More relevantly, it would be interesting to hear a response from the OP, especially regarding his cart and phono stage.