Smart choice to go with the rega spec cartridge. Enjoy!
Cartridge recommendation for a Rega Planar 3 with a RB330 tonearm with Rega dust cover?
Budget is $200 to $500. Preamp phono inputs available in likely use descending order are a Conrad Johnson PV-5, an original Musical Surroundings Phonomena and an Audio Research SP16. Speakers are either Thiel CS 3.5 or KEF LS50 Meta. The room measures 12' W X 22' L X 8' H. The speakers will be on the short wall. Also, are there any negatives to adding shims to the RB330 to get the correct VTA? Thank you for your suggestions.
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OP Given the size restriction of a REGA, Good choice, ought to sound darn good! You might have gone cheap knowing others would be using it, it's good to trust others, let's hope they continue to deserve your trust. I have a friend with a high end system who bought his wife one of the cheapest TT/cartridges he could find, I shake my head whenever I think of it. |
jimbennetI hadn’t known, and realized along the way that REGA purposely uses cartridge bodies with less than normal height and the arm height is not adjustable, thus the discussion of shims is to shim the arm height up if you change to a more conventional height cartridge like the AT MMs many of us recommend. audphile16,242 posts These look fine and the price is not bad https://www.audioadvice.com/products/acoustic-signature-rega-spacer-set-large .......................................... The Ortofon is made specifically to fit the ’low profile’ REGA. top of your budget, $460. this is Ortofon’s Line Contact, low profile for REGA’s https://www.audioadvisor.com/or2mrbronze?sku=NEW-OR2MRBRONZE ........................... AI Quickie Results, beware of errors The height of a typical stereo cartridge body, measured from the stylus tip to the top of the cartridge, generally falls within a range of 15 mm to 19 mm, with many common models clustering around 17–18 mm. For example, Ortofon 2M series and Nagaoka MP series cartridges are approximately 18 mm tall , while Audio-Technica MM cartridges are typically around 17 mm. Some models, such as the Ortofon MC Rondo, can be as tall as 20.5 mm , and the Denon DL110 measures 17.6 mm. Shure cartridges are notably shorter at about 15 mm , and Rega cartridges are around 14 mm. A common observation is that many cartridges, when measured from the top of the cartridge to the free-hanging stylus tip, register close to 18 mm, though variations exist based on the specific model and manufacturer. |
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