Rega P6 Turntable Upgrade! 

Very nice turntable! Rega makes wonderful tables In December I bought a P3 and have been very happy with it! Enjoy!!

Awesome, Arnaldo! So glad you troubleshooted and resolved any issues with your P6. Enjoy your new turntable. That Shure cart is a classic. 🔊😊🎶💜

Thanks for the video. I am planning to upgrade, but I haven't made any decisions yet. That was a lot of problems to overcome!

Pretty cool, Arnaldo!

Being from England I have a love of Rega turntables. I even met Roy Gandy at a hi-fi show in February here in the UK. Such a shame you’ve had so many issues. It would indicate that whilst the deck is well designed, a little more care is in order during build. On the lid, all P6s come with a smoked type. When starting my Rega turntable I would always give the platter a small pre-spin by hand. This reduces wear on the motor and belt. I also leave my platter running between records, even on my current Linn turntable. Now it’s working as it should, I have no doubt you’ll get hours of pleasure from it. And despite what others say, I’m glad you can tell the difference between your P6 and your previous turntables.

Hello Arnaldo good choice I bought the same Rega P6 around the 2021 I have been very satisfied I have the Exact cartridge I’m definitely going to upgrade my cartridge and phono stage . Before my Rega I had the Project debut carbon Esprit SB . Sorry to hear you had problems. That’s cool Audio Advice was helpful I bought mine from them great company. You have a killer system setup Arnaldo I dig it .

I bought the P6 about a year and a half ago, also from Audio Advice, with the Exact 2 cart pre-installed. I've had zero issues, and really love the table. The spin-up squeak is something I have as well but have been told the same, just the belt rubbing a bit while torquing up speed - I just give it a quick spin with my hand as I'm turning it on to prevent the squeak. Was a great improvement over a couple different ProJect tables I'd had. Last year I upgraded to the Rega Aria Mk3 phono preamp and it was another incredible improvement again. Very pleased with every aspect of the system at this point (which is also using Rega RS5 speakers...a theme....and a Jolida tube integrated amp). Enjoy the Rega! Consider one of their cartridges. They really are designed as a system.

I lived all the issues along with you lol but am glad you were able to resolve them through research and getting or customer service from the seller.

Congrats on you purchase! The p6 plinth and the RB330 arm I am sure are awesome together. I just did the opposite...left Rega (P3 + PSU) for Pro-Ject (X1B) lol. I wanted azimuth / vta controls for exploring cartridges more easily, built in grounding post (dead quiet vs. p3), and mini xlr out vs rca were factors for me. If you are looking for phono pre-amp options, I would highly recommend the Schiit Mani 2 as an excellent entry point (under $200). Such a step up from my Musical Fidelity M5si integrated's phono stage.

At this price range it should be absolutely perfect !!!🎉

My new P3 has the squeak, the cueing lever has free play. I also have a loud noise through right speaker when removing tone arm off record. Also my wool mat has the hole off centre so it spins crooked. lol. These little things are frustrating for the cost

Rega P6 is a game changer! Rega Ania Pro cartridge, and recently added a Michell clamp. Gorgeous!!

Cool new turntable, Arnaldo! Sorry you had the various hiccups but looks like you picked a good retailer to purchase from based on the after-sale assistance you got. I haven't had a Rega table but love that they take a different approach to their 'vibration measuring machine' (I think that's what Rega calls it). Minimalism and rigidity rather than weight/mass to keep resonance (?) to a minimum. I like when manufacturers think outside the box. Bottom line: I'm glad you're happy with your new gear, 'cuz that's the bottom line. I hope it serves you well for ages. Cheers, Tom

I have a Rega Planer 3 50th Anniversary Edition since December last year. It was set up by the dealer in my home. It makes a slight noise when starting up. No other issues and I love it. Not up to P6 standard, but closer than the regular P3 as it comes with the PSU, Exact Cartridge and a superior belt.

Hi Arnaldo👋🏻, Congratulations on the new Rega P6. I have the same turntable. I lucked out and have never had the issues you are speaking of but I do know others have had the buzzing issue. I believe George Borden mentioned his has this issue. His is a P3 however. From what I gather this is definitely a hang up with Regas philosophy. There are many parts of the Rega philosophy I agree with but after having been a Rega guy for many years I have concluded that I get the idea that sometimes the minimalist approach is taken a bit to the extreme. IMO not having a grounding wire is one of those cases. There are reasons why Rega does this but honestly I can’t even recall the technical reasons as to why. Whatever the reason, the buzz would seem to me to be enough of an issue that not having a grounding wire due to supporting whatever other reasons for sound improvement would be a diminishing return type situation. Its awesome they were helpful and came up with a solution but if they are going to have the philosophy of “no ground wire” and then suggest “Yeah try a ground wire” then that is a bit contradictory lol. Here is an idea Rega: How about just realizing that you have hit a proven wall with the grounding issue and put a grounding wire on the turntable instead of placing the task and trouble on your customer? Sorry should have had a rant warning there :0 Anyway, I am happy for you and that you are experiencing a further step in sound quality improvement and ultimately enjoying your new table! Thanks for the video! I am sure it is helpful to others to have this information.

If I was looking at one of these.......I'd mark it off the list, after hearing all this.

As someone whom has owned three different Rega TTs, and have since the mid 80s always recommended them to friends as a bare minimum, but I’ll go one deeper and say you move onto either a Denon | Audio Technica | Rega cartridge.

I am thinking of buying a P6 to replace my Linn Axis which is having speed issues. Your video was very helpful!

Nice to share your video with us but I’m not sure if I would have made it. I’m from the Netherlands and am a fan of Rega products for more than 20 years. The problems you mention should not occur but like in normal cases a Rega dealer checks the stuff before delivery to a customer. In this case to online service of the seller was good but did he didn’t preventively check and set up the turntable for you. Every production plant has its problems and imagine if for all these problems people would have made video’s . 😄 I also bought a P6 recently and I am impressed with the sound quality. You really don’t have to spend 25k for a good turntable but ofcourse you can! Ps I bought it with an Ania cartridge and can recommend it to (almost) everybody! 😄

Hi, that’s feasible but don’t have an issue on om5 on my project deck .

I have owned my Planar 6 for two years. Three months ago I had a new Reference Belt installed. Always give your platter a little push upon starting. Said squeak is just the belt breaking in. It will go away.

I have a p6 with a Goldring 1042 cartridge. A huge improvement over my p3.

i have the same TT Arnaldo, I’ve had it for about 4 years now. I wouldn’t personally put powder in the belt, it only happens on startup and you don’t even think about it after. a while. it often times doesn’t even happen either. regarding the ticking when your dust cover is down, does your cart require a spacer? mine does and i noticed that just with a 2mm spacer, the dust cover sits on the counter weight when it’s down, just barely, but enough to mess with playback! such poor design! making the dust cover like half an inch taller would eliminate that issue when you have to use a spacer. i’ve heard g borden talk about the buzz, and others. he mentioned it only happens with rega carts, but you have a shure so hmmm. i have a hana and have never experienced a hum! but glad you figured it out and also good to know how to address this.

Nice turntable, Arnaldo !👍👍 , although I’d be a little disappointed to have to play technician with those issues you had to deal with ..

I am surprised Rega didn't put a grounding lug on the power supply, I had noticed from watching another video about the P6 that the chassis grounding wire inside the power supply was connected to the silver screws on the back, but who would have known that??

I ended up buying a P6 and I am very pleased with the sound but just wondering if you were able to get rid of the squeak on start-up? My lid is also scuffed along the top edge.

Hi ,great interesting video, I have p3 with elyis 2 cartridge, and thus causing the hum when arm go towards end of record, i have a spare om5 cartridge for my project primary e and just temporarily put it arm and the hum went down to low level, so I bought vm95sg and tried that hum practically gone and very low level, my rotel A11 on the phono I/p and to have a reasonable level the vol control have to be in excess 60 -63, so I bought ifi phono amp and use the the next position up from the mm gain switch so more more gain can so you don’t have to put vol control on the a11 right up. so when my elyis wears out I can change it .So with a record cleaning brush wand it need to earth to reduce static I connected the cable to the Neo psu back screw and earth cable to the amp earth terminal but the hum is still there on my elyis2,by the way only noticeable with headphones, couldn’t really hear the hum on loudspeakers , I was hoping that would resolve the issue . Regards mark

Arnaldo seems like you had a lot of glitches with the P 6 honestly would you recommend it to us who are looking out here?

I n Britain were these turntables are manufactured the Rega dealers would never use a courier service, my local dealership set up the turntable in the shop and installed it in my home for no additional cost. I have owned theP6 for about 4 years and have had no problems

Hi I ave the REGA p3 and i had the same issue with the hum on my turntable i have a Nagaoka MP-150 Cartridge. My solution was to put a ground wire under the turntable were the middle spindle under the Plinth i have no more hum at all. This must happens on deference types of cartridge

i think it's strange they know about the problems, but don't do something about it......i am not happy since i have to unpack my p6

For that price you could get a Technics SL-1500C. No belt, no squeaks, the wow & flutter is light years away from the belt driven TTs.

Rega.... what is its wow and flutter? 🤔

Move to coil forget bland moving magnets .

Perhaps you should have bought a P3 Anniversary Edition. Just as good as the STD P6.

The REGA P6 is a good looking turntable, however it's not without its problems. It sounds like you had your fair share of them. Turntables $500.00 and up in themselves don't really have that much impact on sound unless something is wrong with them such as hum, mechanical, or motor noise. Then they do have an impact, all negative. Your cartridge is nearly 98% of your sound, maybe more. Then you must have it aligned as near perfect as you can get it, it's always a compromise. The one good thing about a REGA is its three point cartridge mounting system, for of course their cartridges, and you are not utilizing that. Anyway I like your honesty, and I subscribed. I do think you would have done much better with a Clearaudio/Marantz turntable probably the same cost, and would have much fewer problems, such as no problems. I've had mine for over seven years with no problems at all.

i have a p6 1400euro, not the best, but it can be worse

With rega you need a p10 before it gets hifi everything else is kind of middle stuff

🤣 I really think you need a 21st century cartridge

I would hardly call these upgrades. I would call them setup and maintenance procedures. Rega sells tonearm shims because their carts are typically 3mm shorter in height than other brands. That is why Ortofon came out with a Rega sized MM cartridge. Of course a belt will slip on startup as it is not direct gear driven. Give the platter a nudge before hitting the power button or your belt will stretch or pull off the subplatter. Regular oiling of the bearing is necessary for any turntable even ones that have been sitting in storage or on a dealer's shelf. My daughter figured this out on her own when I gave her my old P25. The ground issue affects all types of electronics of differing ground potentials when items are a mix. Now we have people thinking that these tables are troublesome like people who don't read owner's manuals and complain about their purchase.

I had a Rega P6 it was the worst sounding thing I ever owned. I added a mofi cart that saved it and made it listenable and a 2mm plate to level it. The stock MM cart was horrible horrible. I moved on since my midfi journey. You will get to better gear eventually. It is a journey not a destination. Look at Kuzma next.

I tell people if you don't have 25-50k stay away from turntables..It is just so much of a nightmare under 25k.

Stay away from Rega, try a Technics sl1200 especially together Shure , it’s much better…