Rega Upgrade Kits

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Any change to the platter or mat material will make a difference. A
difference is not an improvement however. Rega tables are very well
engineered and there are as many that find detriment to these
"upgrades" as not.
-Bill
www.uptownaudio.com
Roanoke VA
(540) 343-1250

"johnfromnorwich" <johnfromnorwich@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:cshrc102slf@news4.newsguy.com...
> I've seen a ouple of upgrade kits for the Planar 3 on ebay - The
> manufacturer seems to be SMTECH based on the email contact address.
> They claim to reduce motor vibration, improve neutrality etc by
> replacing the platter with a thicker acrylic one and a silicone
> rubber
> mat, along with some other tweaks to the bearing and motor housing.
> It
> seems to make sense, but does anyone have direct experience of these
> upgrades and do they make a significant difference ?