Rega Planar 8 with Ania Pro pick-up

Rega Planar 8 - A demonstration in turntable development

With the new Planar 8, Rega has taken their 300,000,- Naiad turntable and made it much more accessible by choosing some more economical material choices. This means that you get many of the design solutions that Rega developed with the exclusive Naiad, but at a price where you no longer have to settle for dreaming about it. In this way, the Planar 8 is a "mini Naiad", and this means that you get a turntable that really pulls all the information out of the vinyl at a more than reasonable price.

Highlights

• Rega's friction-free, play-free RB-880 tonearm
• Ultra lightweight plinth for best performance
• New center bearing with bottom plate
• Triple-layer glass turntable with super flywheel effect
• EBLT precision drive belt for precise speed stability
• Double Brace Technology prevents coloration of the sound
• New Tancast 8 lightweight spline
• 24V low-vibration motor with technology from Naiad
• Neo PSU with digital motor control

The best possible sound for the money

Every element of the Planar 8 is designed to reproduce as much detail from the vinyl groove as possible, which is why Rega has developed the all-new RB-880 tonearm. It features an advanced zero-tolerance race bearing construction that provides friction-free movement with absolutely no play, and its improved bearing assembly of lightweight aluminium and stainless steel gives the tonearm greater rigidity and stability. This makes the tonearm the ideal partner for even the very best pickups.

The Planar 8 also features an all-new lightweight center bearing assembly, designed to eliminate the unwanted energy that is normally transferred or accumulated in the plinth. The base plate is precision-milled from aluminum, and features a tool steel center spindle that, together with a brass bearing well, forms the center bearing.

The turntable is made of a triple layer of glass, with most of the mass placed on its outside, creating a large flywheel effect, while its inside is made as stiff and light as possible. The solution creates the perfect compromise, because the turntable needs extra mass to maintain a constant rotation speed, but too much weight can quickly cause problems for the center bearing. This is completely avoided with the solutions in Planar 8.