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Rega Planar 3 Turntable Rega planar 3, current model. Comes with exact cartridge. Barely used. I’ve put around 45 hours. Box not available. So it’s pick up only. Condition: Excellent Payment Method: EFT, cash, pay pal Region/State: (NSW) New South Wales/Australia By marinemania2002 2 Comments AUD $799 Date: May 26, 2025May 26
Excellent value: at A$799 in excellent condition, it sits just above the A$754 25th percentile and below the A$833 median, so this is a good-buy price rather than a stretch. It is not a bargain-bin steal, but it is priced firmly in the buyer-friendly part of the market for a well-kept example.
The appeal here is the Planar 3’s core strength: a light, lively, rhythmically assured deck that stays highly regarded because it does the fundamentals so well. In excellent condition, the upside is a clean, ready-to-enjoy table with little reason to expect drama if it’s complete and set up properly; if a cartridge or upgrades are included, that only improves the case.
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Rega Research, founded in 1973 in Essex, England, by Roy Gandy and Tony Relph, emerged from Gandy's lifelong passion for vinyl playback. A Ford engineer and music enthusiast, Gandy built his first turntable, the Planet, in his spare time, blending the founders' surnames to create the Rega name. From humble beginnings in a derelict mill, the company quickly gained traction with early models like the Planar 2 and Planar 3, establishing its heritage as a British hi-fi pioneer dedicated to precision engineering and hand-assembly.
Rega specializes in turntables and tonearms, its cornerstone products, but has expanded into a full ecosystem including cartridges, integrated amplifiers like the Elicit and Brio, phono stages such as the Fono, and speakers like the Ela series. While early efforts included loudspeakers and electronics from the 1980s onward, the brand prioritizes vinyl-centric components over headphones, DACs, or cables, all designed in-house for musical fidelity using specialist materials and tight tolerances.
Rega holds a revered position in the high-end hi-fi market as a niche boutique icon, prized by audiophiles for affordable, lifetime-quality performance that emphasizes music over gimmicks. Globally exported to over 50 countries from its Essex facility employing more than 150, it remains a symbol of British ingenuity, with turntables like the Planar series securing enduring loyalty among vinyl revivalists.
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