Rega arm counterweight upgrade

[Roadster25]

Gentlemen,

Does anybody have any experience of the Origin Live structural upgrade / Tecnoweight / something similar?

I have a stock RB250 on a Systemdek II which sounds a little bit thin and drab to me, so I'm trying to come up with a way of injecting a little more life and body to the sound for a relatively modest sum. If you read all the online reviews then of course these upgrades are all wonderful, but to be honest I take those with a pinch of salt.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

[Le TVR]

The only one where I can honestly say there was a difference was replacing the counterweight stub with the OL metal type.

[SteveO...]

I've used a Michell Technoweight on an RB251, in the past. It's a bit fiddly to adjust, but I preferred it to the stock item (subjectively).

[selym]

I've had the Michell Tecnoweight and Groovetracer counterweight (a bit of a strange looker), and I preferred the Groovetracer. It's still used on my Planar 3 now.

[Roadster25]

Thanks for your thoughts.

It would seem that you're agreed that they do make a difference and that the end stub upgrade is essential (makes sense as I believe the better Rega arms have this).

The ISOKinetik upgrades have caught my eye - mostly on price grounds, but also because the arm is already fitted with their VTA adjuster.

[Watermead]

Bit of a resurrection I know.........currently looking into Origin Live full rewire and modification upgrade as my original RB300 arm from my Planar 3 (1983 model!) has been suffering a bit lately. I've just had to re-solder one of the RCA plugs, but with the age that it is I'm guessing more potential failures are not too far away. To get the rewire and upgrade done is around GBP300, or I could go for a new RB330 arm for an additional GBP160 which would require some additional changes to the base as it uses the 3 screw mount design rather than the single stem mount as per my current set up. Not interested in changing the whole turntable as I recently changed the motor as well.....and it has served me well so far.

Anyone else had any experience of this situation or recommendations?