One of the world's most iconic turntables just got an audiophile upgrade

Date:
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:37:17 +0000

Description:
The Rega Planar 3 just got even better

FULL STORY ======================================================================New turntable has the stiffest Planar 3 plinth ever created It also has an upgraded PSU and moving magnet cartridge It's cheaper than configuring the equivalent Planar spec

The Rega Planar 3 turntable is an audio legend, and it's been delighting listeners since the 1970s. It's been updated a few times since then to take advantage of technological and engineering advances, and now there's a brand new version of the best-seller.

The new Rega Planar 3 RS Edition isn't just the same turntable given a lick
of paint. There are some important upgrades to what was already a winning formula.

The new RS Edition, aka the Rega Special, is made with a brand new plinth
that uses aluminum metal skin HPL laminate, usually reserved for the Planar
6, 8 and 10, to create what Rega says is the stiffest Planar 3 plinth it's ever made.

The dark, brushed metallic finish and high-gloss black edges certainly look stunning, but there's substance as well as style here. What's so special
about the Rega Special? (Image credit: Rega)

The RS Edition comes with a custom-matched Neo MK2 PSU, each motor vibration circuit tuned to each individual motor, and that motor drives the sub platter via Rega's Reference EBLT drive belt.

The familiar RB330 tonearm is now supplied with an award-winning Nd5 moving magnet cartridge. To spec an existing Planar 3 with the same cartridge and
PSU would be considerably more expensive than the RS Edition.

The changes promise to further reduce unwanted distortion and noise to
deliver an even more accurate sonic performance, and Rega goes into great detail about the engineering achievements and design decisions on its product page .

The short version is that this is the Planar 3, but even better. You can buy the Rega Planar 3 RS Edition now for $1,795 / 999 (around AU$1.900). You
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