Rega Planar 2 Turntable – Black with Goldring E-3 MM Cartridge

This is a nice current specification example of the iconic Planar 2 Turntable from British manufacturer, Rega. The design has been upgraded over the years although the changes aren’t always easy to spot. Complete with matching RB220 tonearm and Goldring E3 Cartridge, it comes in very good condition, with a few marks on the lid – please see photographs. It is supplied in original factory packaging with power supply unit and our standard 3 month warranty. Please note as we have no knowledge on the use or wear to the fitted cartridge it is not covered by our warranty.
Rega Say….
The Planar 2 was developed over two years alongside the latest Planar 3. Featuring the RB220 tonearm, a new 24 V, low noise motor, acrylic high gloss laminated plinth, newly designed central bearing and so much more. Every feature of this innovative new turntable is designed to extract the maximum amount of information and detail from your vinyl collection.
The RB220 tonearm is packed with ground-breaking new features designed to enhance performance and make setup extremely simple. The RB220 incorporates Rega designed ultra-low friction bearings (Patent Pending), housed within a brand new, stiffer, and lightweight bearing housing. This was developed with new updated adjustable bias (as of Autumn 2020) allowing greater flexibility and compatibility with a wide range of cartridges The new housing also includes an integrated arm clip and uses Rega’s latest custom aluminium arm tube.
Key Features and Specifications:
Hand assembled RB220 precision tonearm
Rega Carbon moving magnet cartridge factory fitted
New 24 V low noise, low vibration motor assembly and new PCB.
New 10 mm float glass Opti-white platter
Advanced EBLT drive belt fitted as standard from March 2021
11 mm self-securing brass bearing (Patent Pending) offering improved fit and less stress on the bearing preventing the transfer of potential energy.
High gloss acrylic laminated plinth, stiffer and vastly improved appearance with ergonomically positioned power switch.
Re-designed feet – new improved foot assembly to increase stability and reduce vibration transfer.
Supplied with clear dust cover as standard
Dimensions: 447 (W) x 360 (D) x 117 (H) mm (lid closed)
Weight: 5.5 kg
Goldring E3 Cartridge
The Goldring philosophy is to promote the accurate replication of the original record production, maintaining the creative nuances, musicality and rhythm the artist intended you to hear. With the versatile E Series, this is easy to achieve; each is designed to be simple to fit to the majority of budget to medium priced turntables.
The E3 cartridge, representing the top of the range features the same aluminium cantilever as the E2, but benefits from a superior, bonded, super-elliptical stylus. This gives it better high frequency detail retrieval over ordinary elliptical or spherical types due to its smaller front-to-back radius. The main effect is the reduction of sibilance, especially in high level vocal recordings.

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