Rega Planar 3 RS Limited Edition (gloss black finish)

Rega Planer 3 RS Limited Edition (gloss black finish)

Rega has pioneered the use of lightweight rigid plinths. Clever use of lightweight particulate core with a highly rigid phenolic resin skin became the foundations of the high level of performance achieved by the now iconic original Planar range.

The Planar 3 RS is essentially a Planar 3 with the laminated plinth from a Planar 6 (but not the foam core), a hand tuned Neo PSU Mk2 power supply and the Nd5 MM cartridge launched earlier in the year. Unlike the other Planar models the Planar 3 RS is not available without a cartridge (the Ear magazine best buy)

The Planar 3 RS has three rubber feet under the HPL plinth which provide a degree of isolation but I recommend placing this and most other turntables as far away from the speakers as is convenient, preferably on an isolating platform or feet. A turntable is designed to measure vibration so if the surface that it’s sitting on vibrates because there are speakers on or near it that energy will be added to the signal.