Rega R200 Tonearm Cable
The only thing that confuses me is the earth wire.
Rega r200 tonearm cable. In 1976 three years after rega s creation the planar 2 launched as one of the brand s very first turntables. Rega oem rb3000 brand new. You mention on your audio origami page that you connect the earth wire to the headshell screw which makes perfect sense. Luckily tonearm wizard j7 at audio origami has a solution for this which involves removing the belt and setting the anti skate at a pre determined setting.
High quality incognito cardas wire rewire kits available for rega not r200 and all oem rega tonearms such as moth ol nad j a michell etc 229 standard length is approx 46 inches and fitted with high quality gold plated male rca plugs these kits come complete with cardas gold plated on solid brass cartridge tags cardas solder allen keys new headshell rubber. The rega badge version of this arm now sells in the us for 2295 so our oem arm made in the uk on the same production line by rega represents a massive saving. The r200 is popular on the used market but while the bearings have proved durable perished bias adjustment belts are common and no replacement parts are available from rega. Excellent tonearm for the price well built and easy to set up.
Its s shaped tonearm was then replaced in 1984 with rega s rb250 and at the turn of the century a brand new version of the deck fittingly named the p2 2000 took its place in rega s catalogue until 2005. Wand bearing housing and din. There are three points which the original arm has earth connections. Vintage rega r200 tonearm with huge benefit of audio origami wiring upgrade as fitted to my new in 1990 oap planar 3 with linn k9 cartridge.