Audio pioneers Rega have been sculpting equipment for the home listener who wants some serious sound system performance from a turntable.

With each turntable featuring a bespoke design and bearing ultra-low friction performance, the Rega offers the best audio performance and durability for everyone from the casual listener and DJ spinning the latest electronic 12"s to the reissue hungry audiophile.

The Rega Planar 2 is the perfect turntable for the home listener who is looking to upgrade their home soundsystem set up. Featuring a brilliantly designed 24v, low noise motor, acrylic laminated plinth and a fantastic mid point central bearing. The Planar 2 is designed to extract the maximum amount of information and detail from your vinyl collection no matter the genre.

Key Features

Tonearm

Featuring the brand new RB220 tonearm which is packed with groundbreaking new features. Incorporating new ultra low friction, Rega designed, bespoke, zero play ball bearings (Patent Pending), housed within a brand new, stiffer and lightweight bearing housing which was developed with a new automatic bias setting negating the need for the user to set bias, making it almost completely plug and play apart from simple arm balancing. The new housing also includes an integrated arm clip and uses Rega's latest custom aluminium arm tube.

Hub bearing

The Planar 2 has a new 11mm self securing brass bearing (Patent Pending) offering improved fit and less stress on the bearing preventing the transfer of potential energy.

Plinth

High gloss acrylic laminated plinth, stiffer and vastly improved appearance with ergonomically positioned power switch. Two plinth finishes at launch: gloss black & gloss white

Motor

New 24v low noise, low vibration motor assembly and new PCB.

Platter

New float glass ‘Optiwhite’ 10mm – Improved accuracy platter.

Re-designed feet

New improved foot assembly to increase stability and reduce vibration transfer.

Carbon cartridge

Supplied as standard on all Planar 2’s for simple plug and play convenience.

Motor cover tray

With integrated cooling.

Optional lid / plinth protectors

Supplied to prevent marks on the plinth and keep it looking its best.

Instructions

Easy to use multi-lingual quick start guide for easy set up.

Dimensions (lid closed)

H 11.7 x W 44.7 x D 36 cm

Weight

5.5kg

The Rega Planar 1 turntable is considered to be the most user friendly model from Rega to date. Coming with a present bias force on the RB110 tonearm, the Planar 1 offers instant enjoyment with its simple to operate unpack plug in and play set up.

Key Features

Tonearm

Brand new RB110 tonearm built with the new Rega designed bespoke zero play bearings with ultra-low friction performance (Patent Pending). New bias assembly and integrated arm clip. Includes automatic bias adjustment negating the need for the user to set bias, making this the most Plug & Play turntable we have ever manufactured. New ergonomically re-designed and stiffer headshell for improved usability and appearance.

Cartridge

Rega Carbon cartridge supplied fitted as standard.

24v Motor

The first entry level Rega turntable to use a 24v synchronous AC motor with a new motor PCB and aluminium pulley. Offering low noise and better speed stability.

Plinth

Brand new thermoset gloss laminated plinth with vastly improved appearance and new ergonomically positioned on/off sw

Central Bearing housing

Re-designed brass main bearing, offering improved fit and reducing stress on the bearing itself whilst minimising the transfer of potential energy. (Patent pending)

Platter

Brand new 23mm higher mass phenolic platter with improved flywheel effect for improved speed stability.

Re-Designed Feet

New improved feet to increase stability and reduce vibration transfer.

Motor Cover Tray

New motor cover tray with integrated cooling. Balance Weight New 111g ‘plug and play’ balance weight.

Upgrade Pack

Aftermarket upgrade pack available: The performance: Pack Bias 2 cartridge 100% wool mat and upgrade drive belt. (Now available for the RP1, Planar 1 and Planar 2).