DIY Rega arm conversion kits

There are many upgrades around for the Rega arms, but they concentrate on re-wiring or changing the counterweight.
This kit TOTALLY REBUILDS the arm. The only original components left are the armtube, arm lift and arm rest.

The kit has all the parts necessary for a complete structural rebuild without special tools or workshop equipment.

We can supply all the parts you need to build an arm from scratch, or you can salvage the arm tube, arm lift and arm rest from an RB250-series arm. In that case it does require you to totally dismantle the arm, and this is NOT REVERSIBLE. Unless your "donor" arm is completely scrap, it is more economic to start with all new parts.


Because your new arm can be dismantled and adjusted, rewiring is much easier than with a standard arm.

 The kits come as complete sub-assemblies and require you to mount the arm tube and then complete it with your choice of wire.

Details of the build process are available here:

Arm kit build

and full details of the arm design and construction here:

Design philosophy

All the features of the Audiomods arm with on-the-fly vta adjustment added

 micrometer kit

Micrometer kits add on-the-fly vta adjustment.

Base, bearings and arm yoke are assembled ready for the arm tube.

The arms with micrometer vta have proven very popular and are in great demand even though the standard arms have a built-in vta adjustment.

Added to all of the features of the standard arm with this option is a calibrated and repeatable vta adjustment, which allows you to experiment or vary the vertical tracking angle and still return exactly to the original setting.

Although capable of resolution to 0.01mm, the micrometer head is extremely strong and rigid and provides a very stable platform for the arm.

Because the micrometer adds over 100g to the arm weight it may not be suitable for lightweight suspended decks.

Download details as pdf

Start with a broken or worn out arm in almost any condition.

Arm tube

Suitability

Comments

RB250

Yes

Older arm tubes often have thinner walls than the latest ones. The best choice for high-compliance cartridges. Some have casting marks that are difficult to remove

Goldring GR1

Yes

Arm tube as the RB250

RB251

Yes                         

New, thicker arm tube casting. Better finished than the originals. Extra mass makes it the best all-round choice.

RB300

No            

The bearing journal is 12mm rather than the 13mm of the other arms. The kit does not fit.
Bare Rega arm tube Yes                          We can supply new 2010 spec bare arm tubes direct from Rega. The best solution if you don't have a scrap arm to start with.

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Prices

Standard kit

£215

Micrometer kit

£295

Delivery charge: UK £10, Europe £14, Rest of the World £18

Payment: by Paypal or sterling cheque when the arm is ready to ship.

No deposit needed.

Delivery time: 3-4 weeks
If you don't have a suitable arm, or if yours is too good to use, add £32 for a NEW arm tube, arm lift and arm rest, all the parts you need to complete the arm.

March 2010

 contact: jeff@audiomods.co.uk

6 Nutfield Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4AU United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0)1737 769040
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