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Rega Planar 1 awesome condition Upgraded to ceramic bearing and all well maintained. Few minor unavoidable scratches on the cover but the turntable is perfect. Come with the original rega power supply.
This US$400 asking price is ambitious for a used Rega Planar 1, sitting well above the median of US$250 and clearly exceeding the 75th percentile of US$325 from your three recent comparable listings. At US$400, you’re paying roughly 60% above the typical used market anchor, which makes this a tough sell unless the condition is exceptional or accessories are included.
The Planar 1 is still a well-regarded entry-level turntable, praised for its solid build, clean sound, and Rega’s signature tuning in a compact package. It does the basics very well and pairs nicely with decent entry-level cartridges. However, at this price, a buyer should verify the belt condition, tonearm alignment, and whether the original cartridge and power supply are included; without those, the value drops further. If it’s original-owner, clean, and complete, it’s a fair-but-not-great opportunity; otherwise, wait for a listing closer to US$250–US$300.
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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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