Planar 2

The Planar 2 was developed over two years alongside the latest Planar 3. Featuring the RB220 tonearm, a new 24 V, low noise motor, acrylic high gloss laminated plinth, newly designed central bearing and so much more. Every feature of this innovative new turntable is designed to extract the maximum amount of information and detail from your vinyl collection.

The next step

The RB220 tonearm is packed with groundbreaking new features designed to enhance performance and make setup extremely simple. The RB220 incorporates Rega designed ultra-low friction bearings (Patent Pending), housed within a brand new, stiffer and lightweight bearing housing. This was developed with new updated adjustable bias (as of Autumn 2020) allowing greater flexibility and compatibility with a wide range of cartridges The new housing also includes an integrated arm clip and uses Rega’s latest custom aluminium arm tube.

Key Features

• RB220 single piece tonearm; 11mm brass bearing
• Rega Carbon cartridge factory fitted
• 24 V low noise, low vibration motor
• 10 mm float glass opti-white platter
• Supplied with clear dust cover as standard
• Advanced EBLT drive belt fitted as standard from March 2021
• Lifetime warranty against manufacture defects
• 33/45rpm Belt Drive Turntable

Central Bearing Housing

11 mm self securing brass bearing (Patent Pending) offering improved fit and less stress on the bearing preventing the transfer of potential energy.

Acrylic Skin Plinth

High gloss acrylic laminated plinth, stiffer and vastly improved appearance with ergonomically positioned power switch.

Rega Motor

New 24 V low noise, low vibration motor assembly and new PCB.

Platter

New float glass ‘Optiwhite’ 10 mm – Improved accuracy platter.

Isolation

Re-designed feet - new improved foot assembly to increase stability and reduce vibration transfer.

Cartridge

Rega Carbon cartridge supplied as standard on all Planar 2s for simple plug and play convenience.

Dust Cover

Supplied as standard / optional lid - plinth protectors - supplied to prevent marks on the plinth and keep it looking its best.

Simple Set Up

Easy to use multi-lingual quick start guide for easy set up.

Reviews

What Hi-Fi? Planar 2 review, May 2016

Hi-Fi Choice - Recommended

Hi-Fi Choice Group Test, 2016

The Ear review, June 2016

Vinyl Factory review, September 2016

Hi-Fi News review, 2018