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Commercial Rega Planar 1 Turntable Brand new rega turntable for sale. Contact store directly for more information. Strictly store pick up only. Mix of new and demo stock also available. Rega Planar 1 The new Planar 1 is the most user-friendly Rega turntable to date. Now with preset bias force on the brand new RB110 tonearm, the Planar 1 is set up in seconds after unpacking, so you can listen to your music almost straight out of the box! Simply slide the balance weight onto the rear of the tonearm as far as it will go, remove the stylus guard and start spinning your favourite vinyl. Who says
At A$483, this is a bit ambitious against your recent comp set: it’s above the 75th percentile of A$441 and well over the median A$399. That doesn’t make it a non-starter, but it does mean I’d want it to justify the premium with clear condition, recent servicing, or a genuinely complete package.
The upside is that the Planar 1 is one of the safest entry-level belt-drive tables to buy used: simple, dependable, and easy to enjoy right away with a good cartridge and low fuss. If it’s clean, fully functional, and includes the dust cover, counterweight, and correct PSU/supplied cartridge, it’s still a worthwhile deck — just not an obvious bargain at this price.
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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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