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Rega Planar 1 Turntable Rega Planar 1 Matt Black Turntable with Carbon Cartrige + Original Box Condition: As New / Mint Payment Method: Paypal, EFT, Cash on Pickup Region/State: (VIC) Victoria/Australia By Mirimar 0 Comments AUD $450 Date: May 22, 2025May 22
At A$450, this sits a touch above the A$399 median of recent AUD comparables and above the A$349 lower quartile, so it’s a fair-to-slightly-ambitious ask rather than a bargain. It’s still within the A$481 upper quartile, and the like_new condition helps support the number if it’s truly clean and complete.
A Planar 1 is well-liked for easy setup, low fuss, and a lively, engaging sound that makes a strong entry point into proper hi-fi vinyl. If it includes the original PSU, lid, and cartridge in good shape, that adds real value. For a clean example, this is a reasonable buy if you want one now; I’d just try to negotiate a bit if there’s any sign of wear or missing bits.
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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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