Rega RB880 Tonearm

Description

RB880 Tonearm Demo

Removed from Planar 8 turntable

Designed using the latest 3D CAD & CAM technology, the
new RB880 is the culmination of

almost 40 years of tonearm design experience. This tonearm features a new aluminum
vertical bearing housing, a redesigned sleeve and vertical bearing shaft (both
manufactured from stainless steel) to improve mounting stability and overall
rigidity. The advanced tonearm tube is designed using intelligent
redistribution of mass, ensuring this arm will exhibit fewer points of possible
resonance. The extreme levels of stability achieved, coupled with almost friction
free movement from the high precision hand matched bearing assemblies,
guarantee to gather more information from your vinyl than ever before. You will
also find Rega made new low capacitance phono cables terminated with high
specification phono plugs.

Rega is famed for its tonearm designs. One
unique characteristic of these designs is the achievement of near frictionless
movement horizontally and vertically whilst having no measurable free play in
the bearing assemblies (and in reality one or two microns of pre load). So, why
has Rega spent over thirty years and invested so heavily in this area
of tonearm design where the removal of even microns of movement has
been pursued?

A brand new low mass precision engineered vertical bearing
assembly has been manufactured to further complement the inherent
design philosophy of the Planar 8 turntable. The RB880 uses
the latest Rega arm tube. Completely redesigned to redistribute mass
and further reduce stresses and resonances. This advanced design tube
increases the stiffness and rigidity of the overall assembly using CAD design
to blend the multiple varying tapers.

Externally we have fitted a
bespoke Rega designed low capacitance phono cable. Which
uses an advanced phono plug assembly. This has only two parts
to minimize joints and incorporates a twist and clamp design locking
the plug to the terminal. The design increases connectivity and ensures the
signal path is kept as clean as possible.