Rega Planar 1 Turntable - Walnut

Best Budget Record Player 2024 - What Hi-Fi?

Recommended Component 2023 – Stereophile

What Hi-Fi? Awards 2021 Winner

The Most User-Friendly Rega Turntable to Date

The new Planar 1 is the most user-friendly Rega turntable to date. If you are looking to get back into vinyl and want serious performance that will last you a lifetime, then look no further than the Planar 1.

Every single aspect of the Planar 1 has been meticulously designed to improve performance. For the first time, the Planar 1 is now running a 24-volt, low noise, synchronous motor to reduce vibration transfer combined with Rega's brand new RB110 tonearm fitted with Rega's bespoke zero play bearings. Only sharing the drive belt, sub platter, and dust cover with the outgoing RP1, the Planar 1 is truly a new turntable for 2016.

"The Planar 1's Delivery is Spellbinding"

"The Planar 1's delivery is spellbinding and well beyond what you might expect from an 'entry-level' turntable," reports What Hi-Fi?, which named the Planar 1 its Best Budget Record Player 2024. "Rega's forensic attention to detail results in a roomy, spacious presentation, while voices sound superb and rich. The Planar 1 delivers a combination of clarity and accuracy that's almost unparalleled at this entry-level price, providing an exciting and engaging experience no matter what you throw at it."

"Recommended Component" Honors

Stereophile honored the Rega Planar 1 with Carbon cartridge by awarding it the magazine's coveted Recommend Component status for 2023.

According to Stereophile, "Compared to the P1, the RP1 delivered more drive, better focus, and was the more confident, purposeful, and authoritative player. 'Rega's RP1 looks good, is easy to set up, and plays records like it means it,' said SM. AD shared SM's enthusiasm: 'It's not just that I can't imagine $445 buying more happiness; I can't imagine so modest an investment in money and effort buying more music.' The RP1 Performance Pack Upgrade was easy to install and resulted in a bigger soundstage, deeper silences, and greater resolution of low-level detail, said SM. 'A no-brainer,' agreed AD.

"Probably the finest test of any product is how long we use it once having already come to our conclusion," notes England's What Hi-fi? magazine, which honored the Planar 1 with its Best Turntable Under £500 Award and as an Awards 2021 winner. "In this case, the Planar 1 is still playing and proving it can turn its hand to Dmitri Shostakovich as adeptly as it does Toots and the Maytals or Charlie Parker."

"Even as an entry-level turntable, this is the kind of player that could feasibly be the last of your system’s components you’d feel necessary to upgrade," concludes What Hi-fi?.

New RB110 Tonearm Offers Plug-and-Play Set-up

The Planar's RB110 tonearm is built with the new Rega-designed, bespoke, zero play bearings with ultra-low friction performance, new bias assembly, and integrated arm clip. The automatic bias adjustment negates the need for the user to set bias, making this the most plug-and-play turntable that Rega has ever manufactured.

Thanks to the ingenious preset bias force feature, the Planar 1 sets up in seconds after unpacking. Simply slide the balance weight onto the rear of the tonearm as far as it will go, remove the stylus guard, and start spinning your favorite vinyl.

Another tonearm feature is a new ergonomically redesigned and stiffer headshell for improved usability and appearance – plus a new 111g plug-and-play balance weight.

Includes Rega Carbon Cartridge

Rega designed the Planar 1 so that it's ready to go right out of the box. There's no cartridge to buy or specify. Included and pre-mounted is Rega's great-sounding Carbon moving magnet cartridge, supplied as standard.

Beautiful New Thermoset Plinth

The Planar 1 boasts a brand new Thermoset gloss-laminated plinth with vastly improved appearance and a new ergonomically positioned on/off switch located on the underside. Two stunning plinth finishes are available: gloss black and gloss white. Either one will look fantastic in your listening room or living room. Supporting the plinth, new improved feet increase stability and reduce vibration transfer.

A Brand New Platter, Too

A new Planar model deserves a new platter, and that's exactly what the Planar 1 gets with this innovative 23mm-thick (0.9"-thick), higher mass, phenolic platter with improved flywheel effect for improved speed stability. The re-designed brass main bearing, offering improved fit and removing stress on the bearing itself whilst minimizing the transfer of potential energy.

Spinning the platter comes another huge goodie. The Planar 1 is the first entry level Rega turntable ever to use a 24-volt synchronous AC motor along with a new motor PCB and aluminum pulley offering low noise and better speed stability. A new motor cover tray provides integrated cooling.

Product Features

Plug-and-play design
Set-up in less than thirty seconds
Hand assembled RB110 tonearm
High quality, low vibration motor
Phenolic resin, flywheel-effect platter
Factory-fitted Carbon moving magnet cartridge

Product Specs

Dimensions: 17.7" x 15.1" x 4.5"
Weight: 12.1 lbs.

Product Manual

	Rega Planar 1 Quick Start Guide (PDF Format)

Best Budget Record Player 2024 - What Hi-Fi?

"The Planar 1's delivery is spellbinding and well beyond what you might expect from an 'entry-level' turntable, surpassing that of the cheaper Audio Technica and Sony turntables also on this list. Rega’s forensic attention to detail results in a roomy, spacious presentation, while voices sound superb and rich. The Planar 1 delivers a combination of clarity and accuracy that's almost unparalleled at this entry-level price, providing an exciting and engaging experience no matter what you throw at it."

- Kashfia Kabir, What Hi-Fi?, February 21, 2024

Recommended Component 2023 – Stereophile

"Compared to the P1, the RP1 delivered more drive, better focus, and was the more confident, purposeful, and authoritative player. 'Rega's RP1 looks good, is easy to set up, and plays records like it means it,' said SM. AD shared SM's enthusiasm: 'It's not just that I can't imagine $445 buying more happiness; I can't imagine so modest an investment in money and effort buying more music.' The RP1 Performance Pack Upgrade was easy to install and resulted in a bigger soundstage, deeper silences, and greater resolution of low-level detail, said SM. 'A no-brainer,' agreed AD.

- Stereophile, April 1, 2023

What Hi-Fi? Awards 2021 Winner

"Probably the finest test of any product is how long we use it once having already come to our conclusion," notes England's What Hi-fi? magazine, which honored the Planar 1 with its Best Turntable Under £500 Award. "In this case, the Planar 1 is still playing and proving it can turn its hand to Dmitri Shostakovich as adeptly as it does Toots and the Maytals or Charlie Parker."

"Even as an entry-level turntable, this is the kind of player that could feasibly be the last of your system’s components you’d feel necessary to upgrade," concludes What Hi-fi?.

Recommended Component 2022 – Stereophile

"The all-English-made Rega P1 also marks the first time in recent memory that a high-tech company hasn't resorted to outsourcing in order to bring to market a high-quality, very-high-value product. Kudos to Roy Gandy for his ingenuity in doing so, and for keeping Rega's work among Rega's people."

- Art Dudley, Stereophile, May 9, 2007

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