Description
Planar 2 turntable
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.
Plinth – High gloss acrylic laminated plinth,
stiffer and vastly improved appearance with ergonomically positioned power
switch. Two plinth finishes at launch: gloss black & gloss white
Motor – New 24v low noise, low vibration motor
assembly and new PCB.
Platter – New float glass ‘Optiwhite’ 10mm –
Improved accuracy platter.
Other 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.
George Curts –
This turntable has provided for sound great sound and recordings matched with my Ortofon MC-3 Turbo cart. I bought it without a cart since I already had a great cart. It provides for a quiet floor noise listening and spins dead on at 33 and 45 rpm. I upgraded to an aluminum subplatter and the white Rega Reference belt. Ordering from HiFi Heaven was easy and they shipped it out immediately and received it in a couple of days. They packed it in another box so nothing gets damaged. If you want a high-quality turntable and can’t afford the Planar 3 then this one is for you if your budget holds you back like it did for me. Please be aware if you do not use a Rega cart then you will need to buy a height spacer to put on the bottom of the tonearm base. I’m very happy with my Planar 2!