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Rega Planar 8 Turntable / Apheta 3 MC Cartridge - Black

Regular price £2,500.00

Serial Number: 17702

Packaging & Accessories: Original Box / Mains Cable / PSU

The Planar 8 was inspired by the ultimate Rega turntable, the ‘Naiad’. Rega decided early on that instead of an evolution of the previous RP8, the new Planar 8 was to be developed and engineered to encapsulate the essence of ‘Naiad’ at an affordable price. Their aim was to deliver a level of performance far beyond what has been achieved at this price point before. The Planar 8 is also fitted with a brand new rebuilt Apheta 3, this is in excellent condition (see pictures) comes with the original packaging and our standard warranty.

Rega Says

Every aspect of the Planar 8 is engineered to extract as much detail from the vinyl surface as possible. Rega have used the most advanced materials and engineering solutions built around a supremely lightweight plinth to ensure the greatest level of performance. The Planar 8 is supplied with the new RB880 tonearm and Neo PSU as standard which offers electronic speed change, advanced anti-vibration control and user adjustable electronic fine speed adjustment to ensure total accuracy and control over the motor. The outer frame of the previous model has now been removed and a new stylish, removable, single piece dustcover has been introduced further reducing the overall mass of the turntable.

Apheta 3
For more than 15 years Rega has been perfecting its unique designs of moving coil cartridges. We have pioneered undamped micro mass generation systems coupled with high integrity jointless bodies. In recent times we have achieved new levels of power from rare earth magnets. This 15 year evolution using the latest technological manufacturing process and recognised laws bought us the hugely successful Apheta 2. With the Apheta 3 we have pushed another boundary, for several years we have been developing state of the art diamond profiles of a “Fine Line” design mounted through 90 degrees (the same technique used in our Aphelion 2 reference model) this work has resulted in Apheta 3 extracting even more detail from the record groove which of course translates into more music.

Specifications

Selectable Speed: 33 1/3 rpm, 45 rpm
Planar 8 Turntable Dimensions (with dustcover fitted) (W x H x D): 420 x 125 x 315 mm
Neo PSU Dimensions (W x H x D): 180 x 50 x 155 mm
Turntable Weight: 4.2 kg
Neo PSU Weight: 0.6 kg

Reviews

To read the HiFiChoice review of the Planar 8, click here

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