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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: Very Good Payment Method: EFT, cash, pay pal Region/State: (NSW) New South Wales/Australia By marinemania2002 0 Comments AUD $850 Date: April 8, 20251 yr
This one is timely enough because the Planar 3 has stayed a long-running benchmark rather than a disposable model, so you’re buying into a proven design with plenty of aftermarket support. At A$850, it sits above the A$698 median and between the A$490 and A$897 quartiles, so it reads as fair-to-strong rather than a bargain; it is close enough to the upper quartile that I’d want the extras to justify it.
That said, the appeal is real: a good Planar 3 is known for timing, pitch stability, and a clean, lively presentation that makes it easy to hear why Rega loyalists stick with it. In very_good condition, this is the sort of deck that can be a smart buy if it’s complete with the right cartridge, dust cover, and a properly sorted belt and bearing. If those bits are original and healthy, the value is solid.
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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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