The Rega Planar 8 Turntable with Apheta 3 MC Cartridge was basically a result of the partnership drew its inspiration from the ultimate Rega turntable, the ‘Naiad’. We decided pretty quickly that rather than just making the new Rega Planar 8 a step-up of the older Rega RP8.
it would be a new product with engineering and design focused at capturing the spirit of ‘Naiad’ at a price level suitable for most people. Our goal was to raise the performance standard significantly beyond this price level for the first time.
Rega Planar 8 Turntable with Apheta 3 MC Cartridge
We designed every part of the Rega Planar 8 to the last detail to be able to trace the smallest and most minute of details from a vinyl groove as it is really. In order to meet the highest performance standard.
We have selected the most cutting edge materials and engineering techniques that are focused on a very lightweight body. In the package with the Planar 8. You get the new RB880 tonearm and Neo PSU which allow for electronic speed changes, advanced anti-vibration control.
Plus, user-adjustable electronic fine speed adjustment to guarantee total accuracy and control of the motor. To further reduce the overall mass of the turntable. The old model’s outer frame has been discarded. Plus, a new, stylish, single-piece, removable dustcover has been introduced.
Apheta 3 MC Cartridge
Instead of simply playing back music, it conveys as much information about the recording as accurately and faithfully as possible. Including the Apheta Moving Coil (MC) Cartridge further underlines this aim while providing a degree of synergy typically reserved for much more expensive combinations. Which expands musicality and enhances clarity with outstanding sound reproduction.
Neo PSU
The Neo PSU is furnished with features such as smooth power supply. Advanced anti-vibration circuit and fine electronic speed control. It employs the RP10 DSP (digital signal processing) generator, which is based on a high stability crystal.
The DSP generator will first obtain the accurate signal from the crystal, then it will divide it into the exact frequency required for the platter to spin at the selected speed. In addition, the DSP generator will also create a near perfect sinusoidal waveform to the motor.
When combined with a highly efficient drive amplifier. This results in the generation of a 24V, AC balanced signal of less than 0.15% distortion. Which is totally free of any influence from changes in the mains/line voltage and conditions. Finally, this powers the turntable’s anti-vibration circuit, which is located under the turntable.
Unveiling New Dimensions in Music
People realize how well this player and cartridge pair up when they listen to records they’ve heard many times before. We constantly receive reports from customers who say they can hear things on their favourite albums that were never previously evident. Be it a singer taking breaths between lines or someone sliding their fingers down an acoustic guitar fretboard.
RB880 Tonearm
For the RB880 Rega have come out with a better vertical bearing assembly. Which is made of aluminium and stainless steel, a low mass assembly, which has greatly improved stability and rigidity. The tonearm features Rega’s sophisticated preloaded zero tolerance bearing assembly. That is fine-tuned to less than 0.001 mm. Thus allowing friction-free movement and no play levels.
The RB880 is, in the end, outfitted with a newly designed. Low capacitance phono cable that is finished with top-notch. Locking phono connectors to guarantee the very best connection.
Hub Bearing Assembly
The Rega Planar 8 Turntable features a new ultra-light central bearing assembly. A single piece machined aluminium sub-platter and hardened tool steel spindle are running in a custom brass housing. Which is smartly located inside the chassis. What is special about the mount is that it is made to prevent the transmission or accumulation of needless potential energy in the plinth.
Features And Advantages
- Ultra Lightweight Plinth: Resulting in the minimized reaction of the plinth to the excitation. The result is less resonance which leads to more accurate sound reproduction.
- Apheta 3 MC Cartridge: Enables you to enjoy extremely detailed music and a broad dynamic range. It is the result of meticulous engineering.
- High Specification Power Supply: Neo PSU has the benefit of a steady speed and less noise floor.
- Hand Assembled RB880 Tonearm: The highest-quality bearings and custom-built wiring are the key features that come with this. Therefore, apart from accurate tracking, it also helps in reducing distortion levels.
Summary of the Rega Planar 8 Turntable with Apheta 3 MC Cartridge
Rega Planar 8 Turntable is the second Rega turntable to feature the company’s newest ultra lightweight Tancast 8 polyurethane foam core made from a material originally designed for the aerospace industry).
Ultra Light Plinth
The material is placed between two layers of HPL (high pressure laminate). HPL is very thin and very stiff. This combination has allowed the new Planar 8 skeleton plinth to be 30% lighter than the original RP8 and at the same time to be more rigid than the previous model.
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