Description

Rega Planar 2 Turntable

Quite a large step up from the Planar 1, the Rega Planar 2  is undoubtedly the best turntable in its class.

The addition of a solid glass platter and the one piece RB220 tonearm really lifts the performance of this turntable to another level.

With the addition of a gloss red finish, to complement the traditional gloss black and white, the Planar 2 is the clear choice for budding vinyl connoisseurs.

Overview

The new Planar 2 was developed over the past two years alongside the recently released Planar 3. Featuring the brand new RB220 tonearm which is packed with groundbreaking new features.

A new 24v, low noise motor, acrylic 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.

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. It also is supplied with a new high gloss acrylic laminated plinth, stiffer and vastly improved appearance with ergonomically positioned power switch.

The all-important motor has also been completely re-designed and is now a 24 volt low noise, low vibration motor assembly with new PCB. The other BIG addition is the platter. The old RP2 had a quite novel mdf platter which was and is better than the thin pressed steel platters on most other turntables in the category, but now the Planar 2 sports a 10mm float glass ‘Optiwhite’ 10mm platter which assists with Improved speed accuracy.

Features:

• 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
• Packaging – New improved packaging