{"id":9385,"date":"2016-07-14T13:40:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T12:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loud-clear.co.uk\/glasgow\/?p=9385"},"modified":"2016-07-14T13:40:23","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T12:40:23","slug":"rega-planar-2-40-years-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loud-clear.co.uk\/glasgow\/rega-planar-2-40-years-young\/","title":{"rendered":"New Rega Planar 2 &#8211; 40 years young"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rega Research certainly have been busy this year. Hot on the heals of their recently launched and revolutionised Planar 3, comes the all-new Planar 2, in its 40th birthday year. And what a present it is.<br \/>\nOriginally launched in 1976, Planar 2 has been absent from the Rega line-up for 10 years. This incarnation retains only the drive belt and hinge mouldings from the original and follows the smart new design of Planar 3 and solid build quality expected of Rega\u2019s long-established success at this price bracket.<!--more--><br \/>\nDeveloped over the past two years\u00a0alongside Planar 3, Planar 2 features is packed with ground-breaking new features, designed to extract the maximum amount of information and detail from your vinyl collection.<br \/>\n<strong>Motor<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0New 24v low noise, low vibration motor assembly and new PCB.<br \/>\n<strong>Tonearm\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Featuring the\u00a0brand new\u00a0RB220 tonearm, incorporating\u00a0new ultra-low friction, Rega designed, bespoke, zero play ball bearings (Patent Pending),\u00a0housed within a brand new, stiffer and lightweight\u00a0bearing\u00a0housing which\u00a0was developed with\u00a0a new automatic\u00a0bias setting. The new housing also includes an integrated arm clip and uses Rega&#8217;s latest custom aluminium arm tube.<br \/>\n<strong>Hub bearing<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0The Planar 2 has\u00a0a new\u00a011mm self-securing brass bearing (Patent Pending) offering improved fit and less stress on the bearing\u00a0preventing the transfer of potential energy.<br \/>\n<strong>Plinth<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0High gloss acrylic laminated plinth, stiffer and vastly improved appearance with ergonomically positioned power switch. Two plinth finishes at launch: gloss black &amp; gloss white.<br \/>\n<strong>Platter<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0New float glass \u2018Optiwhite\u2019 10mm \u2013 Improved accuracy platter.<br \/>\nThe overall result is an elegant and refined turntable with performance to match. And at its affordable price tag (\u00a3375), a perfect entry-level deck for the growing turntable market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rega Research certainly have been busy this year. 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