Rega RB2000 High-Performance 9″ Tonearm

Description

RB2000 Tonearm

The RB2000 tonearm is packed with new features pushing the
boundaries of tonearm design. As with all Rega tonearms, each one is
meticulously hand built by a team of highly skilled technicians. The RB2000
uses improved bearings with each one being hand selected to be an interference
fit with the paired spindle matching both the inside and outside diameters.
This is a Rega developed method of increasing the amount of detail retrieved
from the record surface, designed specifically to maximize performance of the
tonearm and cartridge.

The entire tonearm structure is designed to have
the minimum of mechanical joints whilst using the stiffest materials in all
critical areas. The tolerance of the RB2000 tonearm is so tight
that no adhesive is used at any point throughout the construction. A brand new,
low mass, precision engineered, vertical bearing assembly has been manufactured
to further complement the inherent design philosophy of the RP10 turntable.

The RB2000 uses the latest award
winning Rega arm tube. Each one which is meticulously hand polished
(keeping mass to an absolute minimum) and has been completely 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.

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?