Surely it’s more about the sound? 😀😀
I have a Planar 6 (plus Aria MC) on order, but have been distracted by the look of the RP8 with Apheta 2 MC. Any of the hifi buffs done the comparison?
Surely it’s more about the sound? 😀😀
Damn you skyman! That’s got me tempted too!
I'd be surprised if both the Planar 6 and the Ania weren't at least as good as the RP8 and Apheta 2 that they are based on. The P6 is a built on nearly the same Tancore 8 foam and laminate sandwich as the RP8. The Ania is a near clone of the Apheta 2 in a glass fiber reinforced plastic chassis replacing the milled aluminum one. The same is true for the tonearms, the RB808 being a high tolerance version of the lower cost RB330. And they've had a few years to improve the design of each. All in, they are very similar setups.
http://www.the-ear.net/review-hardwa...ntable-and-arm
https://soundorg.com/blog/rega-ania-...coil-cartridge
I know my uggrade addiction, so bought the 8 now rather than in six months’ time!
I don't rate their carts though, I had a bias and elys which were nowhere near as good as offerings from ortofon/sumiko that I had later on.
Bit tricky demoing carts though.
Do they do Blus turntables and RockNRo ones too?
I knew hi-fi buffs could be very particular, but I didn't realise turntables dedicated to music genres existed!
M.