Rega Planar 10 Turntable with Apheta 3 MC Cartridge and P10 PSU (Polaris Grey)

Description

Planar 10 turntable with P10 PSU with Apheta 3 MC factory
fitted

The Planar 10 was inspired by the ultimate Rega turntable,
the Naiad. Built around our ultra-light skeletal plinth, constructed from
Tancast 8 core and covered in a high-pressure laminate (HPL) skin. The Planar
10 is the first production turntable to use ceramic bracing which provides the
ultimate rigid surface for mounting the precision reference RB3000 tonearm and
custom central bearing assembly.

The Ultimate in Rega Performance

The Planar 10 is also fitted with a bespoke ceramic oxide
platter which is diamond cut during manufacture for ultimate accuracy and speed
stability. The Rega 24 V synchronous motor is controlled by our most advanced
outboard power supply, the P10-PSU. This supply delivers the ultimate in motor
vibration reduction, electronic fine speed adjustment and the convenience of
electronic speed change. The Planar 10 is designed to deliver the ultimate in
Rega performance by extracting more information from the vinyl groove than ever
before.

KEY FEATURES

• RB3000 tonearm

• Apheta
  3 or Aphelion 2 factory fitted (optional)

• Ceramic
  Oxide diamond cut platter

• DB
  technology with ceramic top brace

• Tancast
  8 foamcore plinth

• P10
  custom matched PSU

• Reference
  EBLT drive belt fitted as standard

• Available
  in two matt finishes, Polaris grey and white (new for 2023)

• Lifetime
  warranty against manufacture defects

 

ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT PLINTH

The Planar 10 is the third Rega turntable constructed using
our latest technology the ultra-lightweight Tancast 8 polyurethane foam core (a
material developed for the aerospace industry). This material is sandwiched
between two layers of HPL (high-pressure laminate). HPL is exceptionally thin
and extremely rigid.

This new construction makes the new Planar 10 skeletal
plinth 30% lighter than the original RP10 while offering increased rigidity
over the previous model.

DB TECHNOLOGY (DOUBLE BRACE TECHNOLOGY)

“Mass absorbs energy – lost energy equals lost music”! A
super lightweight plinth combined with a ceramic top brace and phenolic resin
bottom brace mounted specifically where the increased rigidity is required
(between the tonearm mounting and the main hub bearing) forms a structurally
sound, “stressed beam,” assembly.

This rigid plinth design prevents energy absorption and
unwanted resonances which will add unnatural distortions to the music. Equally,
heavier mass can transfer more unwanted energy such as motor or bearing noise
directly into the rotating record. The tonearm and cartridge must be able to
read accurately, directly from the platter. This unique Rega double brace
solution enables this.

The use of braces instead of the complete skin allows
increased thickness in these key areas while providing further weight reduction
to the plinth which directly addresses the issue of mass absorption and
unwanted energy transmission.

RB3000 TONEARM

Rega is renowned for the quality of its tonearm bearing
assemblies. In particular the accurate manufacturing of our bearing housing and
bearing spindles. Technical characteristics such as “roundness” and
“parallelity” are critical.

Over the past three years, Rega has found a new
manufacturing process which improves on all these characteristics resulting in
a micron perfect bearing fit. The RB3000 is the first Rega arm to benefit from
these improvements. The entire tonearm structure is designed to have the minimum
of mechanical joints while using the stiffest materials in all critical areas.

The tolerance of the RB3000 tonearm is so tight that no
adhesive is used at any point throughout the construction. Our latest low mass,
precision engineered, vertical bearing assembly has been manufactured to
further complement the inherent design philosophy of the Planar 10 turntable.

The RB3000 tonearm uses our advanced, preloaded zero
tolerance bearing assembly adjusted to less than 1000th of a mm. This gives
friction-free movement and zero levels of unwanted play. Simply put,
friction-free bearings with no play enable ridges in the record groove of less
than a micron to be read.

The RB3000 also uses our latest award-winning, aluminum,
Rega arm tube (each one of which is meticulously hand polished, keeping mass to
an absolute minimum) which was redesigned to redistribute mass and further
reduce stresses and resonances. This advanced design tube increases the
stiffness and rigidity of the overall assembly whilst reducing stress on the
bearings even further.

HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY

This latest design demonstrates attention to detail and
modern CNC engineering advances. This allows new compromises, bringing Rega’s
main bearing design closer than ever to the unachievable ideal.

The Planar 10 uses a new low mass central bearing assembly.
A single piece machined aluminum sub-platter and hardened tool steel spindle
run inside a custom brass housing designed with improved mechanical integrity.
The complete assembly is cleverly mounted within the chassis to eradicate
unwanted potential energy being transferred or stored in the plinth.

CERAMIC PLATTER

The P10 uses a custom ceramic, flywheel effect platter. The
platter is produced from ceramic oxide powder which is compressed, fired and
diamond cut to ensure perfect accuracy and flatness across the surface. The
latest platter features a modified construction with improved coupling to the
sub-platter.

24 V LOW NOISE MOTOR ASSEMBLY

The Planar 10 uses Rega’s latest generation, 24 V,
synchronous, low vibration motor technology. Uniquely mounted using the highest
level of coupling while retaining higher vibration isolation than any previous
model, this new motor mounting technique (mounted from the bottom) has been
taken directly from the ultimate Rega turntable, the Naiad. This unique
mounting method removes all stress from the motor body whilst holding the drive
pulley perfectly still. This enables better speed stability and accuracy from
the turntable.

The reduced vibration and more rigid mounting delivers
superior drive from the new EBLT drive belts. Each motor is hand-tuned to match
its own custom-matched PL10 PSU power supply before fitting to the turntable to
optimize the anti-vibration circuit.

EBLT DRIVE BELTS

For three years Rega has been researching and developing
with chemists the use of a bespoke new rubber compound for drive belts. Using a
specialized curing system, the new drive belt offers superior consistency of
modulus (a constant representing the degree to which a substance has a
particular property, especially elasticity).

These new belts are manufactured on Rega designed, state of
the art, super-accurate tools (inspired by working with the manufacturer of
high-tech Formula 1 engine parts) which produce ‘perfectly round’ and
‘dimensionally accurate’ belts, critical for perfect speed stability.

PL10 PSU

The PL10 PSU offers the ultimate in motor control stability,
convenient electronic speed change, advanced anti-vibration control and user
adjustable electronic fine speed adjustment to ensure total accuracy and
control over the life of the motor.

Housed in Rega’s latest custom-designed case, the PL10 PSU
is dedicated to running our 24v, low noise motor as quietly and as accurately
as possible. The speed and control of the motor is achieved by using a new DSP
(Digital Signal Processing) generator built upon a high stability crystal. This
device will divide the accurate square wave from the crystal to the exact
frequency required to turn the platter at the selected speed.

The DSP core will also generate a near perfect sinusoidal
waveform to power the motor. Factory set vibration removal and fine speed
adjustments are then made to the power supply to tune each motor for optimal
performance.

DUST COVER

The outer frame of the previous model has now been removed
and a new stylish, removable, single piece dustcover has been introduced
further reducing the overall mass of the turntable.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Planar 10 Turntable Dimensions (W x H x D)
420 x 115 x 350 mm (with dust cover fitted)

P10 PSU Dimensions (W x H x D)
218 x 80 x 320 mm

Turntable Weight
4.7 kg

P10 PSU Weight
3 kg

Apheta 3 MC factory fitted

The Planar 10 will be made available with a brand new MC
cartridge the Apheta 3 as a factory fitted option. This new cartridge
was developed alongside the Planar 10 and is using our most
advanced “Fine Line” diamond profile. As the recommended match
for the Planar 10 turntable the Apheta 3 factory fitted package will
be available at a discounted rate.

We believe that the Planar 10 and Apheta
3 combination sets new accuracy standards in retrieving information from
the record groove making this a truly ‘state of the art’ player.

For more than 15 years Rega has been perfecting its unique
designs of moving coil cartridges.

We have pioneered undamped micro mass generation
systems coupled with high integrity jointless bodies. In recent times we have
achieved new levels of power from rare earth magnets. This 15 year evolution
using the latest technological manufacturing process and recognized laws
(Flemings) bought us the hugely successful Apheta 2

With the Apheta 3 we have pushed another boundary,
for several years we have been developing state of the the art diamond profiles
of a “Fine Line “design mounted through 90 degrees (the same
technique used in our Aphelion reference model) this work has resulted in
Apheta 3 extracting even more detail from the record groove which of course
translates into more music.

Apheta 3 features a super high-powered, neodymium
magnet and a coil meticulously hand wound on an iron cross that
is fifty percent smaller than the MK1 model. This weight reduction allows
us greater freedom to track the vinyl groove.

The Apheta 3 is housed within a completely
redesigned, single piece, aluminum anodized body and
protected by a CAD designed, smoked rigid cover to protect the
internal fine wires, making handling whilst fitting, safe and risk free.

The Apheta 3 is the perfect partner for the
latest Planar 8 and Planar 10 turntables.

Apheta 3 MC Cartridge Specifications

Tracking Pressure 1.9 – 2.00g

Input load impedance 100 ohms

Output impedance 10 ohms

Nominal output voltage 350μV

Channel Balance : ≥ 20μV

Separation : ≥ -29dB

Mass 6g

Key Features :
Iron cross & coil assembly 50% smaller than the
original Apheta .

One of the world’s smallest MC generators.

Cutting edge neodymium magnet.

Fine Line profile nude diamond stylus.

High specification fine wire.

Load settings for adjustable MC stages
Impedance -100ohm

Capacitance – 1000pF

Gain setting – High (‘On’ position for Rega phono stages)