Dan has upgraded his New Planar 3 with Aluminium Sub-platter, adjustable feet and stainless steel pulley with matching belt. Sharing with you here his comments on the upgrades: 

Hi Michael, Let me start with Happy New Year and sorry for the late reply. It was busy end of the year and beginning is even worst :-) Anyhow I was able to install the upgrades one by one only last week following with some testing. Upgrade is great and I'm really happy with it.  The Biggest change was definitely the sub platter. On top of improvement in mid range and bass it was even able to remove inner groove distortions I had on some older records which is massive for me. Legs and pulley bring other improvements in overall which to be honest I did not expect to "hear" I went for legs to be able easier to level the table and pulley with the belt to have top drive chain elements at the same "level" of quality. Anyhow each of those brings benefit which is hearable which again I did not expect. Thanks again for your help and great service.  Let me now enjoy music for a while until the next upgrade :-) Best of luck!! Dan

Thanks Dan !

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John’s RP-3 upgrade with Aluminium sub-platter with dual pulley and matching belts: 
 

Michael,  Received and installed all parts. I'm very pleased to say it fixed the speed problem and the sounds is fantastic. The quality and workmanship is excellent. Attached photo of installed parts.  John

Thanks John!

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 Sheldon‘s ( of Regina, Canada) has just added some upgrades to his new Planar 3...

 

Hi Michael,  Good Day Sir. I received everything, let it warm up good and installed the parts. The sound is amazing. Bright lively crisp precise. I am playing without a Mat, i prefer the sound on the acrylic platter. I am so happy with the upgrades. Thank you for making such great quality products. They have made my listening more enjoyable." Regards Sheldon

Thanks Sheldon!

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Introducing to you my new model of aluminium sub-platter for Rega P1( including RP-1 ) and P2...

This new sub-platter is made of high quality aluminium with steel spindle. The steel spindle is heat treated /electro-deposited / DLC coated (diamond like carbon) to improve micro surface hardness as well as lowering the coefficient of friction. 

Low mass design, in line with turntable manufacturers’ low mass philosophy. Mass is reduced effectively by cutting out mass from the top and bottom of the platter during machining, at the same time maintaining its rigidity. 

High mass sub-platter is not desirable as it not only creates unnecessary resonance but also adds burden to the bearing and hub.

ALSP-K Sub-platter : USD105.00

(Belt not inclusive) 

This sub-platter is also suitable for other models of Rega turntables or Rega compatibles like NAD etc .

 

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For Pro-ject turntables owners who have been requesting for more upgrades other than the present isolation motor base, here is the GOOD NEWS! 

I have finally come out with a new underslung stainless counterweight for you! 

Price: USD90.00
(c/w 9.5gm add-on thumbscrew weight)

Take a look at the underslung counterweight below, it comes with a inner delrin tube which semi-decouples the counterweight from stock end stub, reducing resonance. It's about 40gm heavier than the stock unit, thus bring it closer to the tonearm pivot. 

For some turntables with extra heavy MC cartridges, a bigger counterweight with heavier add-on thumbscrew weight (14.5gm instead of the standard 9.5gm) is also available. 

Installation wise is just simple plug-and-play. First remove the stock counterweight. Then slide in the new counterweight and lock it in place with the grub screw (using Allen key) or with the thumbscrew from top. Lastly, get the right vtf by adjusting/moving the counterweight.

with the grub screw (using Allen key) 

Upgraded Counterweight is nearer to the pivot

The stock counterweight is further from pivot

 

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