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Rega RB3000

Effective mass

11 g

Bearing Gimbal
Pivot to spindle 222 mm The mounting distance, meaning where the arm sits relative to the platter.
Overhang 14.5 mm
Effective length 236.5 mm Pivot to stylus: the mounting distance plus the overhang.
Offset angle 21.55° As published. The arm's geometry follows Stevenson · DIN.
Mounting Rega 3-point
Source rega.co.uk Checked against the source.
Resonance calculator with this arm → Alignment calculator → VTA & arm height →

Cartridges that suit this arm

56 of the 64 cartridges in our database that can be mounted on this arm land between 8 and 12 Hz with it, which is the target band. Figures assume 0.5 g of mounting hardware.

Audio-Technica

Denon

Dynavector

Goldring

Grado

Hana

Linn

Nagaoka

Ortofon

Sumiko

A tilde marks a figure resting on a converted compliance rating, so treat it as approximate. This is a shortlist from the cartridges we hold figures for, not a ranking, and it says nothing about how any of them sound.

Effective mass is not what the arm weighs. It is the mass the cartridge has to accelerate at the stylus tip, and with the cartridge's compliance it sets where the pairing resonates, ideally between 8 and 12 Hz. Add 0.5 g for mounting hardware when you work it out.

Rega and RB3000 are the trademarks of their owner. Bool Audio is independent of them, and this page is not endorsed by them.

Who makes these

Bool Audio is a father and son making hi-fi components in a small UK workshop. We build the Clear Wave unipivot tonearm and the Clear Wave 2.0 tonearm cable, both for the Linn LP12. These calculators began as our own bench arithmetic. They are free to use, there is nothing to install, and they take no view on which cartridge or tonearm you should own.

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