Rega Planar 10

Rega Planar 10 - Perhaps the best turntable in the high-end class

The new Planar 10 is Rega's best and most advanced turntable to date! If you don't include their DKK 300,000 expensive Naiad reference record player, which is reserved for very few. So when we talk about turntables that are within the realistic high-end class, the Planar 10 is among the most ultimate you can get. In fact, so much so that Rega already with their previous RP10 was considered to have built one of the best turntables in the whole world. Now they have built the new Planar 10, which is a significantly improved version with a new power supply, tone arm, plinth and tone arm. Can you imagine how good the new record player sounds? We can reveal it - it's close to the Naiad at a fraction of the price!

Highlights

• Incredibly authentic, insightful and dynamic sound
• Ultralight and stiff Trancast 8 plinth
• New Rega RB300 tonearm
• Double EBLT precision drive belt
• Double Brace technology
• New center bearing and ceramic underplate
• 24V motor with low vibration technology
• Hand-matched P10 PSU with individually tuned motor control

Solutions directly from Rega's DKK 300,000 reference record player

The Planar 10 continues from the same recipe as Rega's Planar 8. This means that the Planar 10 is built on the philosophy and solutions of the flagship Naiad but at a completely different price. The result is a turntable built with a plinth in the ultralight and rigid Trancast 8 material, which is also seen in the aerospace industry due to its incredible durability and light weight. Not only does this foam make the Planar 10 a lighter, stronger and more stable turntable than its smaller siblings, it also eliminates vibrations because the random structure of the foam means there are no obvious paths for them to travel.

Another element that has been significantly stiffened on the new Planar 10 is its bracing between the tonearm and the center bearing, which is now made of ceramic, which is also used on the turntable. The very special thing about ceramics is that it is the second hardest material - only surpassed by pure diamond! The center bearing has also been upgraded, so that it is now even more friction-free, and together with the brand new RB3000 tone arm, all friction and blur has been removed, so you can experience the music as it was meant to sound.

The RB3000 tonearm takes sound to new heights

Rega has always been a guarantor of delivering incredibly precise bearings, and with the RB3000 tonearm they have set a new standard for how good a tonearm can be. Blur and friction are now at such a low level that it is hard to imagine that it can get much better. The result is because the new center bearing and the RB3000 have as few interconnections as possible, so that there are not as many joints that can create friction.

New motor system and power supply

It is not only the Planar 10 plinth that effectively eliminates vibrations - so does Rega's innovative motor system, which they have managed to mount on the plinth in a very special way. The fitted 24V low-vibration motor is of the highest quality, plus the brand new linear power supply for the Planar 10, which is also specially made to match the motor, ensuring a minimum of wow and flutter. The power supply is a top-of-the-line version of the Neo PSU for the Planar 8 , where the phase of the voltage is adjusted to match the Planar 10's motor, thereby avoiding the vibrations emitted when a motor is not phase-corrected.

As the icing on the cake, the Rega can be purchased with the incredibly precise Apheta 3 pickup or Rega's finest Aphellion pickup. These pickups ensure that you can take advantage or the improvements that Rega has created with the new Planar 10, so that you get a completely unmatched result.

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