No. It has a little plastic cover that sits on the platter and covers the arm. It’s very easy to remove. There are loads of pictures on Rega’s website.
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Spoke with my dealer. He feels the dust cover as you picture would be difficult for me, given my eye-hand coordination. He says that I need a hinged type. That leaves me with my current P9 ot a Linn TT. Is the Apheta 3 good enough given my system?
With challenged eye-hand coördination I definitely would not recommend a wobbly LP12, even one without an Aro tonearm…
There are shaky mornings/evenings where me myself wished I had gone Rega or Technics 
Speaking of which, the newest Technics lineup could be just the thing, I always find them the easiest to operate of them all.
The P9 used to be top notch, in a different era long ago that Rega has definitely surpassed. The psu would also need a recap by now. P8 or P10.
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I find my Rega P9 easy to operate. It’s getting the records in and out of the packaging that is the issue. The P9 has a hinged dust cover. I had a Linn years ago and as the disability increased so did the issues.
Assuming I will keep my P9 is the Apheta 3 a good match for my system? I have the Naim NVCTT phono stage.
Really, in your system on the P9, any Rega ND or MC cartridge will sound good, you won’t go backwards. Easy small modernisation/upgrade, perhaps Ania Pro is good enough a starting point for a balanced package on this deck.
Please note the recap remark, caps wear with age more than use, and indeed the new decks are vastly better so understandable replies.
Also as you were hinting that you may replace the P9. That opens a whole realm of possibilities also beyond Rega. I don’t know what your trusted dealer can offer you?
Other members will likely chime in further if you want to go that route. You have upgraded to an impressive system, hope you’re enjoying it all and this is just the icing on the cake!
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The P9 is wonderful musically. The Rp10 , then P10 , improved on it for dynamics and slam, but not for aesthetics. I would upgrade the motor and power supply, sending it to Rega. Add a Lyra Delos, Van den Hull Frog , ….and leave it as such.
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@frenchrooster I am in NYC. NOT THE UK. Any idea where my dealer could send the TT?
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I’m not not sure I agree with this whole recap the powersupply thing.
Mine is fine and it’s 23 years old. I would know if it’s borked. I’ve just had my Naim system recapped.
Remember the power supply for the P9 is only on when in use. It’s not like Naim, on all the time.
Also you use it sparingly.
Delos gets my recommendation if you need a new cartridge.
It doesn’t matter, most electrolityc capacitors degrade with age, not use, the wet chemicals inside dry out.
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A Rega service department doesn’t exist in US ?
The Sound Organisation in Arlington, Texas is the US distributor for Rega.
My experience with people connected to Rega is that they are friendly and cooperative like the great Naim network.
(generally speaking, I have not done business with Soundorg, but worth a try)
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Actually the caps degrade less the more they are used I was told recently.
Which led to a (now mine) brand-new-in-box 241xxx serial no. Prefix still being sent out for a recap as 19 years on the shelf will have taken their toll.
My LP12 dealer once demonstrated the difference between an unserviced Linto/Lingo2 combo and one that had just come back from service. Class A in UK also services these. Amazing difference, it’s not just Naim. The P9 has a full-width PSU.
But they degrade a lot faster when on don’t they?
No the other way around.
They will degrade with age, but current helps to slow that down a bit, at least so I was told.
That takes an audio signal doesn’t it?
The P9 power supply is just for the platter motor, isolation and speed stability the key benefits.
Linto is a phono stage and Lingo 2 is a power supply, often but not always found together on a classic LP12 as they also use a similar shoebox size case. So that’s why the dealer had both of them.
Yes for clarity I should have limited myself to the Lingo 1/2/3 power supplies here But this classic hifi can (and should) be sent out for service by now, like the P9 PSU.
Caps degrade with age. And that degredation is accelerated with heat.
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Generally speaking electronic components degrade faster with constant temperature changes, like when the operator turns them on and off every time they are used.
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The Lingo directly supports an audio signal (in the Linto), so still not directly comparable to a P9’s powersupply.
I’m really not denying the benefits of a serviced power supply, I’ve just had my Naim kit serviced and it’s well worth the investment. For a P9 power supply though, unless you’ve noticed a degradation in performance (and you would notice) then I really wouldn’t bother.
As for leaving it off degrades the capacitors more than leaving it on?
That’s….interesting.
@jay i don’t use the TT very much but I have not noticed any degradation. Would an Apheta 3 be suitable for my P9. I have a 332 preamp with a Naim NVCTT phono stage. The phono stage can easily handle MC. Looking to upgrade beyond my Exact. Thanks.