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Turntables up to £499
Rega Planar 1 & Planar 1+ Eco Deck Green Grade
The Planar 1 Eco Deck is a new initiative at Rega to reduce waste by building a deck with light cosmetic second grade parts and passing the saving onto the end user.
The Planar 1 Eco deck features a gloss plinth but is otherwise identical in performance and mechanical quality as the standard Planar 1 (featured lower down this page) but assembled with parts that are minor seconds grades. This makes them an absolute steal if you’re not worried about the odd mark or blemish, the performance, build quality and sound quality all being as exceptional as you’d expect from the Rega Planar 1.
A Planar 1+ Plus version is also available which includes an internal phono stage, so will plug straight into any line level input.
Supply will naturally vary with the parts they have available, at the moment we have all the versions in stock, but don’t delay as they are proving very popular.
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm, manual change
Cartridge: Rega Carbon factory fitted
Lid: Included
Finishes: Gloss Black and Gloss White (depending upon availability)
Rega Planar 1 Eco Deck ‘Green Grade’ turntable package: £199.00 (Black and White available currently)
Rega Planar 1+ Plus Eco Deck ‘Green Grade’ turntable package with internal phono stage: £229.00 (white only available currently)
Project Primary E
The Primary E is a new reduced cost version of the Primary turntable (detailed below), making entry into quality turntables cheaper than ever. The key changes are a simpler motor and power supply arrangement (a direct wired 240v motor in place of an external wall wart power supply), a single finish option and more basic Ortofon cartridge.
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm, manual change
Cartridge: Ortofon OM1 prefitted
Lid: Yes
Finishes: textured matte black only
Project Primary E turntable: £199.00
Project Primary E Phono turntable with built in phono stage: £289.00
Optional extras:
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The E1 is a budget turntable design that prioritises features such as electronic speed change, and it comes in three different versions, a conventional turntable, one with added on board MM phono stage and lastly one with the addition of wireless bluetooth transmitter, making it ideal for those that want to prioritise convenience and a lack of cables over all else.
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm, electronic change
Cartridge: Ortofon OM5E prefitted
Lid: Yes
Finishes:Gloss Black, Gloss White, Walnut vinyl
Project Primary E1 turntable in black: £229.00
Project Primary E1 turntable in walnut or white: £249.00
Project Primary E1 Phono turntable with built in switchable phono stage: £299.00
Project Primary E1 BT as above with Bluetooth v5.0 wireless transmission (as well as wired connections): £369.00
The Planar 1 has just been revised for 2021 is an improved look, with a higher grade Matt finish available in either black or white on the light yet rigid laminated plinth.
The rest of the recipe is unchanged, and widely so! The RB110 tonearm it features a patent pending ultra low friction bearing design which is claimed to have zero play, and the headshell is integrated into the arm tube to make it as rigid as possible. A Rega Carbon cartridge is included and prefitted, so setup is as simple as pushing the counterweight into place.
The drive system uses a 24v motor with an aluminium pulley, using the new improved Rega EBLT drive belt onto the sub platter, with a thick 23mm phenolic platter that provides a great combination of low colouration and strong flywheel effect. The platter spins upon a brass bearing assembly which also has a patent pending design that improves fit and reduces stress on the contact points, whilst minimising the transfer of potential energy.
The clear acrylic lid is hinged and can also be easily lifted off, so the choice to use it with the lid or without during listening takes no more time than putting on an LP.
In our opinion (and that of many reviews and awards panels), this is the benchmark for ‘starter’ audiophile turntables. It has been incredibly well judged, offering great toe tapping musicality with refinement that is not normal at this price point. We can’t recommend it highly enough -
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm, manual change
Cartridge: Rega Carbon factory fitted
Lid: Included
Finishes: Matt White or Black (the latter is actually a very dark grey). Walnut Special Edition version also now available.
Rega Planar 1 turntable package in Black Or White: £299.00
Rega Planar 1 Special Edition turntable package in Walnut vinyl with smoked lid: £329.00
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The T1 turntable is one of the more conventional designs to come from this prolific producer of new turntable models. In probably their biggest design change for years, it features a felt mat topped 8mm thick glass platter. The rest of the design follows their normal recipe for turntables at this level, it has an 8.6” long aluminium tonearm (with preset anti skate), an Ortofon OM5E cartridge pre fitted and a solid plinth with removable and hinged lid included.
Three versions of the turntable are available, they are detailed in the pricing summary below.
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm, manual change
Cartridge: Ortofon OM5E
Lid: Included
Finishes: Gloss Black, White or Vinyl Walnut finish (as pictured below)
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Rega Planar 1 Plus
The Planar 1 Plus is a combination of the excellent Planar 1 turntable (detailed above) with a phono stage built into it, making it ready to connect straight into the Line Level input of any amplifier.
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm, manual change
Cartridge: Rega Carbon factory fitted
Lid: Included
Finishes: Matt White or Black (the latter is actually a very dark grey). Walnut vinyl finish available for a premium
Rega Planar 1 Plus turntable package in Black or White: £385.00
Rega Planar 1 Plus turntable package in Walnut Vinyl: £399.00
Rega Planar 78
The Planar 78 is a mono, single speed turntable designed specifically for playback of 78rpm records only. It features the same 24v motor and RB220 arm as found on the Planar 2 with the phenolic platter from the Planar 1. A matching Rega mono RB78 cartridge is available, please see our cartridge section for more details.
Speeds: 78rpm only
Cartridge: See pricing below
Lid: Included
Finishes: Gloss Black
Rega Planar 78 turntable £400.00 excluding cartridge
Rega Planar 78 turntable £480.00 with Rega RB78 cartridge included
Edwards Audio Apprentice TT
The Apprentice TT is the new entry level turntable from Edwards Audio. This elegant design uses a multi acrylic layer plinth which is available in a variety of great colours, with clear acrylic platter topping it off and a lift off dust cover included. The tonearm is their new A1 design with aluminium armtube and single point uni pivot bearing.
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm, manual change (or electronic if you purchase the optional SC5 power supply)
Cartridge: Edwards Audio C50 MM cartridge pre fitted
Lid: Clear Z lift off cover
Finishes: Grey, Black, Blue, Green, White and Red gloss acrylic
Edwards Audio Apprentice TT turntable with C50 cartridge: £399.95
Edwards Audio SC1 Power supply (optional upgrade): £229.95
The Planar 2 is a model that has been missing from the Rega range for several years, so it’s great to see it back.
What always made the Planar 2 special was the tonearm, and that’s still the case today. The new RB220 naturally features a one piece cast arm tube and has been fitted with a new patent pending bearing assembly which is claimed to offer zero play and ultra low friction.
The plinth is a high gloss black or white acrylic laminated design which is rigid, lightweight and very attractive. A 24 volt motor drives a new patent pending self securing main bearing, which is claimed to offer improved fit and reduced stress on the bearing, as well as reduced energy transfer into the plinth. On top spins a 10mm thick glass platter with white frosted edging.
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm, manual change
Cartridge: Rega Carbon factory fitted
Lid: Included
Finishes: Gloss Black, Red, White or Walnut vinyl
Rega Planar 2 turntable package: £499.00
The Evo is the latest in the iconic Debut line of turntables from Pro-
The stiff and lightweight carbon fibre tonearm is factory fitted with an Ortofon 2M Red cartridge, and high quality (but user replaceable) RCA cables are included. The motor is fed from an internal AC power supply (fed from an external ‘wall wart’ power supply) and on a new, damped motor plate which is more rigidly coupled to the MDF plinth than before. This plinth is now supported via three well engineered metal feet which are threaded to allow accurate levelling.
The steel platter contains has damping ring on its underside, which reduces resonance and adds a little more flywheel effect too.
Playback of 33.3, 45 and 78rpm is possible, with simple switch operation to go between 33.3 and 45. For 78rpm you swap to a different belt which uses its own ridge on the motor pulley (you will also need to change to a 78rpm compatible stylus, not supplied).
The plinth is available in a wide variety of 9 attractive gloss and satin finishes, please see list below, all are no cost options.
Speeds: 33.3, 45 electronic change (78rpm also possible by changing supplied belt, see above)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M Red
Lid: Included
Finishes: Gloss Black, Gloss Red and Gloss White, Satin Black, Satin Fir Green, Satin Golden Yellow, Satin Steel Blue, Satin White, Satin Walnut veneer.
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