Klipsch104db Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I was on Talking Tubes and was told I should try a different thread. I installed a Rega Ania MC cartridge on my Rega Planar 3 turntable. Any thoughts on the cartridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 What are your thoughts on it? I love my Planar 3 but years ago I settled in my cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch104db Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 On 1/29/2024 at 9:32 AM, Cal Blacksmith said: What are your thoughts on it? I love my Planar 3 but years ago I settled in my cart. At first the upper frequencies seemed a bit harsh. After about 15 hours and playing around with my phono preamplifier settings the upper frequencies are starting to smooth out. Bass is spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananas and Blow Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 It's a very good cart. I had it re-tipped with a Microline nude boron stylus by the needle doctor. It was the single biggest upgrade I've ever done to my system other than buying Fortes. It's the same needle on the $5400 Rega Apehlion. The internals on the Ania and Aphelion are identical, says so right on the Rega website. After the new needle I could not believe the improvement in resolution and impact. Stunning. When chatting with him he said it would turn my Ania into the Aphelion. I was skeptical to say the least. After listening a few hours I could not believe how good it sounds. Still blows me away to this day. I've had him re-tip it twice more and am still thrilled to this day. Best $450 I've ever spend on my system. The needle also drastically reduces surface noise. Somehow it gets deeper into the grooves and avoids some surface noise. There are records I can barely listen to on my Thorens table with an Ortofon bronze that I barely notice the surface noise on my Rega. I actually buy records that are visually lesser quality now and most of the time I'm not disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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