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Offered is „Planar 8 mit Vertere Sabre MM“ by Rega as second-hand device from the category „Record Player complete“ on audio-markt.de - the online market place for high-end. The advert with the number 633096578 ends on 28.11.2026 at 10:12 o'clock.
Good price, and basically right where this one should be. At €2,450, it lands almost exactly on the market median of €2,472 and sits just under the 75th percentile of €2,498, so this reads as fair rather than ambitious.
That makes it a sensible buy if the condition is genuinely good and the package is complete. The Planar 8 is a fast, low-mass deck with excellent timing, speed stability, and a very “get out of the way” presentation that rewards good setup and cartridge matching. If the dust cover, PSU, and arm setup are all present and clean, this is the kind of listing that should appeal to anyone wanting a serious Rega without paying new-box money.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
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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