Rega Planar 6 Turntable / Ania Cartridge – Black

Although at first glance this turntable could be mistaken for its cheaper brother the Planar 3, it is quite clear once you look a little closer that this is a very different beast. All aspects of this deck have been thoroughly improved to give a far superior representation of the music it is asked to play. Our example is in very good condition with only light marking to the lid stopping this looking like an as new product. Coming with NEO PSU, mains cable, PSU cable, manual, full factory packaging and our regular three month warranty. Please note that although the Ania is in good working order now we dont know how much use the fitted Ania cartridge has it is not covered by our warranty.
Rega Say….
The Planar 6 is constructed around a unique ultra-light foam core plinth and HPL laminates. It is designed to deliver a level of performance beyond anything at this price. The Planar 6 features the RB330 tonearm and a dual-layer float glass platter. The supplied Neo turntable power supply provides convenient speed selection, advanced anti-vibration control, and electronic fine speed adjustment.
The Planar 6 is built around the huge success of the RP8 and RP10 turntables. It is the first new Rega turntable to be constructed with an ultra-lightweight Tancast 8 polyurethane foam core plinth (a material developed for the aerospace industry). This material is sandwiched between a new HPL (high pressure laminate). HPL is exceptionally thin whilst extremely rigid and is presented in a stunning Polaris matt grey finished with high gloss polymer black edge trim.
The Planar 6 now benefits from a single piece, machined aluminium sub-platter, a new 24 V motor hand tuned and matched to its own Neo power supply and custom drive pulley fitted with our upgrade drive belt as standard.
The RB330 tonearm was designed using the latest 3D CAD & CAM technology and is the culmination of more than 35 years of tonearm design experience. Featuring a brand new bearing housing, and our latest tonearm tube designed using intelligent redistribution of mass ensure this arm will exhibit fewer points of possible resonance. Extreme stability with almost friction free movement from the new high precision bearing assemblies guarantees to gather more information from your vinyl than ever before.
Super lightweight foam core plinth. Plinth laminate: New Polaris HPL (high pressure laminate). Non-marking matt finish scratch resistant high rigidity skin. Available in one finish ‘Polaris Grey’ matt finish with high gloss black polymer edge trim.
Rega’s double brace technology, with integral custom matched aluminium tonearm and hub pillars to ensure maximum rigidity and accuracy.
New high spec Rega 24 V low noise synchronous motor – each motor matched by hand to its own Neo PSU ensuring optimum anti-vibration control.
Specifications:
Tonearm: Hand assembled precision RB330 tonearm
Motor: 24 V low noise motor
Platter: Dual layer smoked / clear glass platter
Connectivity: RCA / Phono
Power: Mini DIN for connection to supplied Neo PSU
Planar 6 Turntable Dimensions (lid closed): 447 (W) x 360 (D) x 120 (H) mm
Weight: 5.2 kg
Neo PSU Dimensions: 180 (W) x 155 (D) x 50 (H) mm

For a review from Hi-Fi Choice magazine please click here