Rega Planar 8 & Neo PSU turntable white matt

The Planar 8's design is based on the flagship Naiad model. Rather than further improving the original RP8, Rega decided early on to design and build the successor model to retain the essential features of the Naiad at a reasonable price.

Ultimately, our goal was to create a level of performance that was not previously available at this price level. Every single aspect of the Planar 8's design is optimized for the best possible sound reproduction from vinyl records. This is achieved using the extremely lightweight chassis and advanced materials and technology of the highest standard.

The Planar 8 comes standard with the new RB880 tonearm and the Neo PSU power supply, which features electronic speed switching with fine speed adjustment and advanced anti-vibration control. This achieves excellent speed control through tight motor control. The outer frame of the RP8 is replaced by an elegant removable cover on the new model, further reducing the mass of the turntable.

Technical Specifications:

• Handcrafted tonearm RB880 3-layer glass platter with high flywheel mass
• Skeleton-like extremely light chassis with ultra-light
• Tancast 8 polyurethane foam core (a material developed for the aerospace industry). This material is embedded between two layers of HPL (high pressure laminate). HPL is exceptionally thin and extremely rigid. This new construction makes the new Planar 8 skeleton base 30% lighter than the previous model while offering increased rigidity over the previous model.
• “Double Brace” technology
• NEO PSU power supply
• New high-performance 24V low-noise synchronous motor
• Newly developed EBLT drive belt for ideal synchronization
• Each motor is adjusted by hand to its own NEO power supply to ensure optimal vibration damping
• Electronic speed switching with fine speed adjustment
• Anti-vibration control
• Removable cover
• Color: Matt white
• Record player dimensions (W x H x D): 420 x 125 x 315 mm
• Neo PSU dimensions (W x H x D): 180 x 50 x 155 mm (including cover)
• Record player weight: 4.2 kg
• Neo PSU weight: 0.6 kg

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