Rega Planar 3 - SRM Azure mods

[@salmorreale7900]

Thank you for posting.

[@glpilpi6209]

What a great mod .

[@sasterios]

can you tell the height of the motor brackets ? theyre plastic ?you change the original rubber foot of the sassi ?

[@ashtontechhelp]

If you're speaking of the stand-off pieces, it really depends upon your setup. My turntable had non-standard feet, so it rode at a different height. You have to factor in the height of your feet, the thickness of your disk, the thickness of your rubber anti-slip mat. I just bought a few from eBay for very little money, at different heights, and experimented until I got the correct height. You can usually get 2 or 4 of each length from the same seller, who will then discount the postage. You might also need to use some disks under your turntable feet (sorbothane is best, it's also very sticky when clean, cork or rubber might also work) to alter those by a mm or two. Just need to ensure that everything is non-slip, otherwise you cannot tension the belt.

[@scottkasper6378]

I notice it has a ground connection. My p3 has a rather pronounced hum especially as the needle nears the motor. I was told it’s loud in my system because of my sensitive speakers. Does the added ground cancel the hum?

[@ashtontechhelp]

It should do. Rega simply attach the ground to the negative terminal rather than directly to the arm, which seems to be a cost saving measure and it's not always successful, as you have found out - or maybe your wire has simply become detached. If you touch an exposed part of your arm with a finger (maybe the base of the arm, underneath?) and the hum drops away then you likely do have a grounding issue. I added the ground wire whilst re-wiring the arm with some silver Cardas cable. You need to save one of the old copper cables and use it as a ground connection. I removed some of the paint near the head shell and attached one of the copper wires with some solder. There's usually enough length to bring this back to your ground point, but you can always join this wire to another if you need it longer. I bought the interconnect box from Analogue Seduction for about £25.

[@mikemcguinness1304]

If ot were a " cost saving measure " why do you think the same is on the #4000 REGA P10? And the £12000 naia ...oh and the £32.000.00 NAIAD ?

[@scottkasper6378]

@@mikemcguinness1304 what’s your explanation for this obviously poor design choice?

[@mikemcguinness1304]

@scottkasper6378 I don't have a problem so I can't say it is mate . Honest

[@ashtontechhelp]

@@mikemcguinness1304 all manufacturers look to save costs, regardless of price point. It's about chucking your product or if the door as quickly as possible whilst keeping control of warranty claims. Grounding to the negative terminal is usually effective and saves time and materials.

[@garth56]

Use the Funk Firm mat and forget the rest tbh

[@jimsregaturntableshifijukebox]

Very good mats, I use one on my modified RP3, I also used it on my modified Rp6 till I fitted it with a delrin platter.

[@spotty67]

Why would anyone be interested in all this plastic?

[@ashtontechhelp]

Because it sounds good. I have been playing around with my deck for a while, as you will see from my other videos but this is the setup that has finally made me happy. It's really good. All materials have advantages and disadvantages. You may have a prejudice against acrylic, that's up to you - but, as the person actually spending the money, I'm finally happy with my choices.

[@jimsregaturntableshifijukebox]

​@@ashtontechhelpwell said.

[@mikemcguinness1304]

Like the video btw ..interesting. nowt wrong with playing about with stuff

[@ashtontechhelp]

Thanks Mike. I have learned a few things along the way and it's been interesting.

[@mikemcguinness1304]

@@ashtontechhelp yes I hope you have fun ... you seem a nice guy my friend. Il look out for more vids from you