Morning all,
Just seeking some opinions/advice with regards to my system & where to go next, if anywhere.
I’m all Rega (Brio-R, RS1, RP6/Exact), barring an AEX, & whilst I’m hardly touching the realms of hi-end audio, I’m actually rather delighted with how good it all sounds & how unfussy it is, but I have been wondering whether there was a way to get ‘more’ of what I have on the vinyl side of things.
The Exact tends to get a hammering but I rather like it (fast, detailed, dynamic) however it can, at times, sound a little ‘closed in’ so I’m pondering whether a phono stage change might help here.
Any thoughts/experience on Brio-R, Fono MM & Aria improvements with an Exact?
It really would be splendid if Rega brought in another MM cart to move up from the Exact, but they seem pretty focussed on the MC lines.
I can’t escape the thought that a Fono (MKII or MK III) probably isn’t much of a jump from the Brio stage, although I’m happy to be corrected on this as its markedly cheaper than the Ania!
Would the outlay on an Ania for MM duties knock this up a notch or two? It leaves me an MC option for a future date, I guess, if I decide to trundle off into that particular realm.
It’s worth mentioning that I’ll be getting the arm (RB303) rewired by AO as a further means of improvement.
Apologies for the ramble & many thanks in advance for any thoughts/assistance.
Just seeking some opinions/advice with regards to my system & where to go next, if anywhere.
I’m all Rega (Brio-R, RS1, RP6/Exact), barring an AEX, & whilst I’m hardly touching the realms of hi-end audio, I’m actually rather delighted with how good it all sounds & how unfussy it is, but I have been wondering whether there was a way to get ‘more’ of what I have on the vinyl side of things.
The Exact tends to get a hammering but I rather like it (fast, detailed, dynamic) however it can, at times, sound a little ‘closed in’ so I’m pondering whether a phono stage change might help here.
Any thoughts/experience on Brio-R, Fono MM & Aria improvements with an Exact?
It really would be splendid if Rega brought in another MM cart to move up from the Exact, but they seem pretty focussed on the MC lines.
I can’t escape the thought that a Fono (MKII or MK III) probably isn’t much of a jump from the Brio stage, although I’m happy to be corrected on this as its markedly cheaper than the Ania!
Would the outlay on an Ania for MM duties knock this up a notch or two? It leaves me an MC option for a future date, I guess, if I decide to trundle off into that particular realm.
It’s worth mentioning that I’ll be getting the arm (RB303) rewired by AO as a further means of improvement.
Apologies for the ramble & many thanks in advance for any thoughts/assistance.