I like the look of a P6 so I bought one. Now upgraded to a RB880 and Apheta2 cartridge and play through Rega Aria phonostage. The P6 is probably my last turntable.
I've been rockin' my P6/Ania from Audio Advice for about a month now and I'm absolutely over the moon with it! This thing is dead quiet...I have to strain to try to hear ANY surface noise. While I'm sure the P8 is amazing....since I have a cat I need a table that can play with the dust cover on ;-) Thanks Leon!
What do you think of the overall quality? Tancast 8 is what beer coolers are made from. I am torn between a p6 made out of beer cooler or a SOTA Comet iv made from wood.
Good review. Looking at pulling the trigger on the 6 but the budget can't stretch to the 8. Would love to hear a comparison using the same cartridge for those of us with ordinary ears.
Nice comparison video. I’m sure the Rega 8 sounds great, as evidenced by your toe tapping! While I prefer the look of a dust cover off, I don’t prefer a rotating platter drawing even more dust in onto my records, especially if I care enough about them to shell out 3K for the 8. I’ve never noticed unnecessary vibrations from a dust cover being down, as some audiophiles get all bent out of shape about. Also, being so light and having such a small footprint, I’d be concerned about accidentally knocking it clear across the room.
P6 with Ania Pro, Fono MC Mk4, PrimaLuna Evo 200 Integrated and Klipsch RF8000 speakers. Happy with the P6 and my overall setup. Had the budget for the P8 but like some others below the aesthetics and practicality of being able to play with a dustcover down helped the decision on the 6 over the 8.
Thank you! As a general rule, moving coil cartridges extract a lot more information from a record. You normally hear more details, subtle changes in volume, and a more open and effortless top end. Many times you also get more bass punch and better tracking too. You do need a good moving coil phono preamp to hear the differences. To our ears, the jump to the Apheta 2 is huge. Thanks for watching
I'm picking up the 6 with a Hana ML today from Raleigh. Really looking forward to it! I could swing the 8 if I compromised on the cart and I just can't see myself doing it. This will have to do for now, but that 8 looks amazing.
"The difference is" that the 8's motor is mounted on the bottom? So is the 6's. Same feet, same plinth material, same motor, same brace. Is the arm worth another $1500?
Thanks for the review. Do the Planar 8s feet allow adjustability for leveling the turntable? Also, are the interconnect cables hard wired to the tonearm or can a person change the phono interconnect? Thank you for your feedback.
The 8 dust cover is a missed opportunity for a unique stylish ergonomic design solution. As it is no thought has gone into it and it cheapens the overall aesthetic of the turntable.
The most important considerations are the overall quality match and the cartridge to the phono stage in the amp. In general terms, a Rega 8 would be great match for that Luxman. The L-550AXII can accommodate both MC and MM (including low-output MC), but does not offer the flexibility to dial in gain or impedance loading. If you want to chat with one of our designers, don't hesitate to reach out to us at audioadvice.com. Thanks!
@@liamtait4523 The P8 also comes in a package with the Ania MC. This is supposed to be a turntable comparison - and it's a decent one - but using two different cartridges, especially decidedly varying in price ones from the same manufacturer, renders the conclusions based from listening a complete red herring. A pity.
Don't like the skeletal body much and absolutely hate the cover, looks cheap and nasty, at least with the PR8 you could leave the plinth surround on and use a traditional cover. step backward in my opinion style wise.
dust covers are not there to protect your records. It's better to remove it while listening. The design of Rega dustcover is obviously for easy removal. After owning a P6 for three years and doing tweeks to my setup I found out that removing the dustcover did improve the sound that was before very good.
@@mikaveekoo Yes, and in some cases you have to use a different ground method, we did a video on it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SBaiycoHmwE.html
We have found prices change too often to talk about them in our videos as 5 years later we get grief for not having it at the price someone saw in the video. We always have links to the products in the written article we link in the video. Thanks for watching
its not the cost of the turntable (although they do cost) its the cost of the record collection. And that's another thing eg: Jazz at the Pawn Shop - beautiful recording, but poor jazz - almost any Oscar Petersen record from Decca will walk it like chop sticks going through a plate of beef chow fun.
"This here thing tracks records so well you don't hear any surface noise." Sorry. I'm just so sick of turntables. But I have to use them to listen to music. It's a shame that they gotta cost so much.
