Music Hall mmf-5 vs. Rega P3


I know the high praise both of these TTs usually get puts them solidly in the best-bang-for-the-buck category, but in a head-to-head which one is the better...buy? build? sound? I suspect the P3 may get the most nods, in which case, what changes or mods would the mmf-5 need to go through to match/exceed it? Thoughts?
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someone should point out that the rega costs alot more than the music hall. i like the music hall because one can spin the platter with a finger to get it moving; on the rega you don't want to touch it because the belt runs on it. i have upgraded the stylus to the 1042, which yields a big improvement. skip the 1022; it runs too low to the record. i got the special paper ringmat; it made it sound a little better. i think the build quality of the musichall is higher ( yes i had the rega for a while). one thing i really like about a (relatively) cheap setup is i can change out the stylus pretty often.. playing records would be a very expensive proposition if i had a high zoot cartridge.

how do i go about changing the dedicated interconnect? thanks