Quote Originally Posted by Sedan Delivery
New member needs advice. I have 250.00 invested in this tt.It has R-200 arm and glass platter,no VTA or Azimuth adjustment.Although it sounds decent,I would appreciate some advice from members.My thoughts are to replace the arm,looking at a Rega/Moth 250 with Mitchell Tecno weight with the Incognito vta for 350.00,I plan to replace the stock subplatter and the motor(later). Does this sound like a good idea,or should I spend the money elsewhere,as in a newer/different turntable. Thanks in advance--george

George thanks for posting pictures of your turntable. Also welcome to AR. I have the RB250 with the Incognito rewire and the Michell Tecno weight and think it is an excellent arm. It would be a good choice. One thing you might want to consider while you still have the S shaped arm is a moving coil cartridge. S shaped arms tend to have higher mass and work best with lower compliance cartridges. I think a new cartridge would be a very audible improvement over the Grado in that arm. I replaced my subplatter with the DeepGroove subplatter which is a heavier machined subplatter. The kit came with a new ruby bearing and new lube. It is reported that the subplatter is very slightly larger to help with speed accuracy. I still have the original motor and not the new rigidly fixed motor. The weight of the new subplatter seems to have helped remove any effects of the soft mounted motor.

All the mods I have done to my table have been over a period of time. The basic Planar 2 is a good table and it has been nice to improve it over the years. As far as a choice over modding your Rega or buying a new table is down to dollars. Regas are good sounding and long lasting turntables that you would have to spend a fair amount to do better.