Rega Planar 3 RS Edition Turntable

The Planar 3's RB330 tonearm was designed using state-of-the-art 3D CAD and CAM technology and incorporates over three decades worth of tonearm design experience to form a truly outstanding product. A new bearing housing and Rega's latest tonearm tube are designed in such a way that the tonearm can intelligently redistribute mass and guarantee that the arm exhibits far fewer points of potential parasitic resonance. It's an extremely stable arm design, with practically zero friction-free movements from the highly precise bearing assembly. The result is a truly immersive vinyl listening experience, complete with every level of warmth and micro-dynamic detail hidden deep within the grooves of your favourite vinyl records. 

The high-gloss acrylic laminated plinth is stiffer and better than before improved both aesthetically and ergonomically with the new power switch positioning. The plinth comes in three finishes; gloss black, gloss white or gloss red. The Planar 3 uses a platter/sub-platter construction with double braces, an improved 3mm phenolic bottom brace and a new metalised skin phenolic top brace. The Platter makes use of a newly developed float glass 'Optiwhite' polished rim 12mm design, which drastically improves the accuracy of the platter. 

Factory-fitted Nd5 Moving Magnet cartridge

Building on the highly successful Nd3 cartridge the all-new Nd5 moving magnet cartridge was developed over 10 years and promises to deliver ‘next level’ performance from moving magnet technology. We believe the Nd range (patent pending) is the world's first to use ultra-high powered Neodymium magnets, allowing us to create this totally unique design.

Key Features

• Perfect Elliptical nude diamond profile stylus
• Aluminium cantilever
• Neodymium magnet
• Unique Generator
• Rega 3-point mounting system
• Highly rigid lightweight PPS body
• Handmade stereo cartridge
• 100% recyclable packaging
• Lifetime warranty against manufacture defects

Each Nd5 is meticulously hand-made by Rega's highly skilled technicians. The design uses brand-new generator geometry with perfect symmetry to achieve accurate channel balance. The Nd5 also has an optimised pole gap for superior linearity and cross-talk characteristics, this provides a far wider soundstage than the previous models. This new cartridge is created with miniaturised parallel coils which are wound in-house utilising 38-micron wire with just 1275 turns. This produces a low inductance, low impedance generator giving vastly improved high-frequency response. In keeping with our commitment to sustainability, the Nd range is supplied in 100% recyclable packaging.

Who is Rega?

Rega is a specialist hifi manufacturer based in Essex, UK and is renowned for developing and constructing some of the most highly regarded turntables (as well as cartridges and tonearms), electronics and loudspeakers available on the hifi market today. Rega was founded in 1973, and they have honed their craft over many years of being a leading brand in every category they put a product to.