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Offered is „Planar 3 in Hochglanz-Weiß mit Elys 2“ 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 3124742486 ends on 16.12.2026 at 14:51 o'clock.
The timing is still favorable: the current-generation Planar 3 dates from the substantial 2016 redesign, with the RB330 arm and improved braced plinth, rather than being an obsolete version. At €540, this is a strong deal—well below your comparable-listing 25th percentile of €648 and comfortably under the €924 median.
It is worthwhile because the Planar 3 remains a precise, lively, unusually well-sorted deck, with excellent speed stability, low noise, and an arm that can support a meaningful cartridge upgrade. If it includes the dust cover and a healthy cartridge, the value is better still; an EBLT belt would indicate a post-2021 update, though it is not essential. Just confirm the platter runs quietly at both speeds and that the tonearm bearings and cueing lift feel smooth.
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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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