Hello guya,
I would like to know if in your opinion it might be appropriate to move from the Rega P3 to the Rega P6.
Would there be improvements in audio quality?
I have Unit Atom with B&W 700 S3.
The Planar 6 is clearly the better sounding turntable. But I doubt that the differences over the Atom’s analogue input are relevant. I have one and listening to records over it (also with a Planar 6) is just boring. I would say that a P1/P2 is sufficient.
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I have exact MM too on P3
As above the P6 is a better turntable obviously, but with everything you also need the rest off your system up to the job off showing these inpovements.
That only you can decide on your system, but system balance is key, and probably the P3 is already at or above that.
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P6 is superior, no doubt, the problem that I see with the P6 is that it is too good for the stock RB330 tonearm, when I had a P6 I’m my primary system I upgraded to RB880 and it was a solid improvement for reasonable investment (after selling the RB330).
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That’s easy.
P6 FTW!
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Try an RB3000 or 2000. Same improvement again.
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I have both RB3000 and RB880, the 3000 is a clear step above.
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With luck you already have a Rega Aria phonostage stage so you will be able to handle the low output of the MC that is available as a factory fit on the Planar 6. The 6 should be a great uplift over the Planar 3 with your gear. IMO it’s all about the source in the analogue world.
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Its a slippery slope. I went from RP3 on a Nova, to RP6 +SN3, to P10 on the SN3. The SN was clearly up to showing off the better turntables. P10 sounds amazing on my now 500 setup. The temptation will be there to add a new Naia - but there really isn’t any need!
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From the moment you touch and then move the RB3000, you know.
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I compared a Rega 6 with mc cartridge with a refurbished Rega P25 with a Hana EH. Too close to call so I went with the P25. Rega P8 left them in the weeds however but out of my budget.
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Guys, what you write is all right. But it does not help the questioner. The bottleneck is the analogue input of the Atom. It doesn’t get any better with good phono preamplifiers or great tonearms.
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So how is the Atom’s analogue input a bottleneck for better SQ from records?
Probably because the analogue to digital conversion is only anverage. By no means in principle, but in the case of the Atom.
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I’ve come to a compromise. I took the P3 of the 50th anniversary 
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so how’s that working out??
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