Rega Planar 8 Turntable Overview 

Hey. So what would you say are the main stand out differences between the P8 and P10 asides from the price… if both had the Apheta3, thanks 😊

iv got a Nagoaka mp-300 with my planer 8 Sounds really nice indeed

Great stuff as usual. I agree, a P8/Exact into an Elicit mk5 driving speakers of choice would be a seriously good system.

I favoured the P8 over the P10 because I just couldn't get behind the ceramic aesthetics of the P10, but I don't regret that; the P8 (with Apheta 3) just sounds fantastic and has me grinning and jumping around on a daily basis. My P8 is going through an Aria which right now is feeding an old Audiolab 8000a, but I'll be putting an Aethos in shortly enough. That will give me more of the sound I want, and feels pretty close to endgame for me, if not actually there. Having the MM stage on the Aria free, I got a cheap AT LP60X as a second deck for testing second hand LPs and suchlike. I don't think many people put one of those through an Aria. I wasn't expecting much, but the Aria made that sound amazing too. Part of that is that the AT really is as good as it gets for it's price point, but it also highlights the importance of good phono preamplification. I would say that the AT through the excellent MM stage on the Aria probably even sounded better than the P8 through the relatively weak MC stage on the Audiolab, and wouldn't hesitate to suggest a phono stage upgrade over a cartridge or other upgrade as the best option at the budget end of the scale.

Hi, You mentioned the pairing of the P8 and the Aphelion2. Any favorable impressions over the Apheta3? If anyone out there has first hand experience with this rare pairing I'd like to hear what that was. Thank you.

I have a P6, it did have an Exact on it which I found a bit dull so switched it out for a 2m Bronze. Would probably look at a Bronze or Black on a P8 if I made the jump

I like my mk2 P9... LOOKS MUCH MORE CLASSIC!!

Joey where can I get one of those Rega signs that you have on the back wall? Wanna sell that one?

Would you recommend an Ortofon 2M Black on this turntable?

Would it pair well with a goldring 2500 and Yamaha as 2200?

What about the platter mat? Anyone tried upgrading? Cork ot leather mat för example?

the old model was so good. Now the new one is here and it is so so so much better. Words from rega. If its so much better the old one couldnt be that good could it, Then you listen to th eold one from 87 and its better ahh ok

no pitch control?

tHE p9 HAS A BETTER POWER SUPPLY

Still no vta...

Blind listening test, same cart, same ancilliary gear, hard pushed to tell difference.....against a P1...hell not 2 grand+ worth of difference in sound quality