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Rega - Planar 8 - Turntable

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Elevate your vinyl experience with the incredible Rega - Planar 8 - Turntable. Drawing from the DNA of our flagship model, the 'Naiad', this stellar equipment delivers unparalleled sound while being priced within reach. Its precise engineering captures every iota of detail from your records and had been specially designed to control motor movement and speed accuracy flawlessly. With less than 0.15% distortion, the Neo PSU technology brings you the raw and pure sound of your music. The Rega - Planar 8 Turntable doesn't just play music – it draws you into an immersive, breathtaking audio world. Don't wait, experience the next level of audio excellence today! Call us at 1300 308 711 or email sales@theaudiotailor.com.au to uncover the magic of your vinyl records.

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Rega - Planar 8 - Turntable

Introducing the Rega - Planar 8 - Turntable, designed to revolutionize your vinyl records experience. Drawing inspiration from Rega's flagship model, the 'Naiad', the Planar 8 is a stunning piece of equipment crafted to embody the 'Naiad's soul while targeting an accessible price point. Challenging the boundaries of performance for this class, the Planar 8 is meticulously engineered to garner every detail from your vinyl records.

Features

  • Innovative RB880 tonearm and Neo PSU
  • Electronic speed change
  • Advanced anti-vibration control
  • User adjustable electronic fine speed adjustment
  • Impeccable motor control and absolute speed accuracy

Design

  • Ultra-lightweight plinth made from Tancast 8 polyurethane foam
  • Sandwiched between high pressure laminates (HPL)
  • 30% lighter than the original RP8 and offers increased rigidity
  • "Double Brace Technology" (DB Technology) with a super lightweight plinth coupled with a phenolic resin double brace
  • Delivers a structurally sound “stressed beam” assembly

RB880 Tonearm

  • Re-engineered vertical bearing assembly constructed using aluminium and stainless-steel
  • Offers significant improvement in stability and rigidity

Central Bearing Assembly

  • Low mass central bearing assembly
  • Single piece machined aluminium sub-platter
  • Hardened tool steel spindle running inside a handmade brass housing

Glass Platter

  • Triple layer glass platter designed in collaboration with a British glass engineering firm

Low Noise Motor Assembly

  • 24v Low noise motor assembly
  • Synchronous, low vibration motor technology
  • Rigid mounting and superior drive
  • Custom Neo power supply to optimize anti-vibration circuit

Bespoke Drive Belts

  • Bespoke new rubber compound for drive belts
  • Provides superior consistency

Neo PSU

  • Electronic speed adjustments
  • Advanced anti-vibration technology
  • Less than 0.15% distortion

Specifications

  • Product: Rega - Planar 8 - Turntable
  • Availability: Kindly inquire
  • Inspiration: The ultimate Rega turntable, the 'Naiad'
  • Material: ultra lightweight Tancast 8 polyurethane foam core, HPL (high pressure laminate)
  • Phono Cable: re-designed, low capacitance phono cable with high-quality, locking phono plugs
  • Motor: 24v, synchronous, low vibration motor technology
  • Drive belts: Bespoke new rubber compound
  • Performance: Far beyond what has been achieved at price point
  • Tonearm: New RB880 tonearm and Neo PSU offering electronic speed change and anti-vibration control
  • Platter: three pieces laminated glass platter
  • Anti-vibration Circuit: Beneath the turntable; driven by the Neo PSU
  • Outer Frame: Removed and replaced with a removable, single piece dustcover
  • Dimensions (turntable with dustcover): Width 420mm x Depth 315mm x Height 125mm
  • Weight (turntable): 4.2Kg
  • Dimensions (Neo PSU): Width 180mm x Depth 155m x Height 50mm
  • Weight (Neo PSU): 0.6Kg
  • Extra Features: User adjustable electronic fine speed adjustment, double brace technology.

Experience the revolution in vinyl record listening with the regal Rega - Planar 8 - Turntable! Don't just play your records, immerse yourself in the sublime detail and breathtaking audio clarity this turntable delivers. Encapsulating the spirit of our flagship model, the Naiad, the Planar 8 pushes the boundaries to deliver outstanding performance at an affordable price point. With tailor-made materials and advanced engineering, this turntable ensures exceptional motor control and speed accuracy. Enjoy the pure, uninterrupted sound with less than 0.15% distortion, thanks to our Neo PSU technology.

So why wait? Step up your turntable game today with the Rega - Planar 8 - Turntable. Explore this impeccable piece of audio brilliance! Call us at 1300 308 711 or email us at sales@theaudiotailor.com.au for more information. Unleash the potential of your vinyl records now!

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12/12/2020
Phill D.
Australia

Riga P8 turntable / Riga RB880 tonearm / Audio Technica AT-ART9XA cartridge.

Day one: The extraordinary resolution capability of this turntable/arm/cartridge trio, was immediately evident and astonishing, after just a few Revolutions I knew it was “special” An articulate bass that is so very tuneful and rhythmic and somehow separated from the other instruments, not disconnected, just not entangled, its not a stereo placement thing, it’s …something else? The bass starts and stops with incredible precession with a texture that sent shiver up my spine. The mids and high mids are lucid, transparent, refined and controlled, vocals are rendered beautifully, diction and intonation is clearly heard, an annoying brittleness in the top mids of my system has miraculously vanished, …..totally exciting, The top end is superb. My tweeter domes are beryllium with a neodymium motor and make quite clear any deviation of treble less than perfect, they literally shine with this trios contribution, think of silver, not chrome. Macro dynamics are stunning. Overall dynamics can be startling. The linearity from bottom to top is impeccable, this turntable doesn’t seem to have a signature, what you have in the recording, you get, that’s not to say records that I’ve deemed “poorly recorded” sound bad, they still sound “poorly recorded” but now they sound much more interesting and …enjoyable, due to the extra information retrieved from that tiny groove. Three weeks later: All the above quality’s still apply but to a greater degree. The most improvement is in the bass, it now is more authoritative and has better articulation thus tangibility, didn’t think it posable and it seems to dig deeper in frequency, the all important “tunefulness” is now, beyond reproach. There is much more I could say about this turntable, like, it’s incredible stereo imaging, or how the sound arrives from a blackness? ….no a void, or how it treats all genre from Khachaturian to Kendrick Lamar without bias, but I’ve run out of superlatives. If you’r thinking I like this machine, you’d be mistaken. I love it. One small point ( Just to show I do see faults if they exist and I don’t have shares in Riga ) the power supply / switching box is a pain, it’s too light and has no gripping feet so when you press the switches, the box goes flying off the back of the shelf, ( a little exaggeration ) I fixed this with a small weight on top and underneath a piece of plastic material used to stop mats sliding on slippery floors. A small price to pay for fidelity this good. The considered information and advice from Stuart Tailor of The Audio Tailor led me to the Riga P8. I thank him. The Audio Tailor is now my #ONE Audiophile store. Phil Donoghue.

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