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Rega · Planar
From $1,125
Not currently in our rooms. For a serious buyer we will often bring a piece in from the manufacturer for a private session — tell us about your system and what you are weighing it against, and we will advise.
Rega · Planar
The turntable Rega is best known for: RB330 arm, 12 mm glass platter and a double-braced plinth, with a Nd3 or Nd5 cartridge fitted to order.
Choose no cartridge, or a factory-fitted Rega Nd3 or Nd5. The optional Neo Mk2 PSU adds electronic speed change.
Authorized Rega dealer · Delivery and installation by Pearl Audio · Trade-ins welcome
The story
The Planar 3 has been Rega's reference point since 1977, and the current version was rebuilt almost entirely for 2016. Its plinth carries Rega's double brace: a 3 mm phenolic bottom brace and a metalised-skin phenolic top brace that tie the tonearm mounting rigidly to the main bearing. The 12 mm Optiwhite float-glass platter has a polished edge, and the brass main hub was redesigned for a better fit and less stress on the bearing.
The RB330 tonearm is hand assembled with hand-selected horizontal and vertical bearings, a stiffer bearing housing and a new bias assembly, and it carries Rega's low-capacitance phono cable with Neutrik plugs. A 24 V low-noise motor with an improved control PCB and anti-vibration circuit drives the platter through the Advanced EBLT belt. Add the Neo Mk2 power supply and you get electronic 33/45 switching, fine speed adjustment and a quieter motor.
What Hi-Fi? has named it Product of the Year seven times, most recently in 2024 with the Nd3 cartridge, and said the Planar 3/Nd3 set new standards for the price. We offer it bare, with the Nd3 or with the Nd5; either Rega cartridge aligns itself on the RB330 through its three-point fixing. It is the Rega most of our customers end up with, and the Planar 3 RS Edition shows how far the platform can go.
Ask us which finishes are available with your chosen cartridge option. A clear dust cover is supplied.
| Tonearm | Rega RB330, hand assembled |
| Cartridge options | None, Rega Nd3 or Rega Nd5 moving magnet, factory fitted |
| Motor | 24 V low-noise, improved control PCB and anti-vibration circuit |
| Drive belt | Advanced EBLT |
| Platter | 12 mm Optiwhite float glass, polished edge |
| Main bearing | Redesigned brass main hub |
| Plinth | Double brace: 3 mm phenolic bottom brace, metalised phenolic top brace |
| Outputs | RCA; mini-DIN input for optional Neo Mk2 PSU |
| Speeds | 33⅓ and 45 rpm (electronic change with Neo PSU) |
| Dimensions (W × H × D, lid closed) | 17.6 × 4.6 × 14.2 in (447 × 117 × 360 mm) |
| Weight | 13.2 lb (6.0 kg) |
| Lifetime limited warranty | Against manufacturing defects (excludes wear and consumable parts) |
| Made in | England |
Rega's turntables from the Planar 1 to the Naia, ordered by price.
Upgrades: the Neo Mk2 PSU and the Reference EBLT belt. Phono stages: Fono MM Mk5 for the Nd3 and Nd5.
Plan your Rega system with Pearl Audio
Pearl Audio is an authorized Rega dealer. We offer the Planar 3 in several finishes and cartridge options and set it up before delivery; arrange an audition in our Portland showroom. Call (503) 222-2599 or email sales@pearlaudio.com.
The Pearl Audio experience
A system at this level should be heard, thoughtfully matched, and properly set up. From the first audition to long-term ownership, you work with the same people, in person.
The Planar 3 is not in our rooms at present. When it is the right piece for a client we arrange a demonstration unit from the manufacturer and set it up for a private session.
We deliver and install throughout the Portland area, taking care of placement, connections, ventilation and system configuration ourselves.
We support everything we sell for as long as you own it, whether the answer comes by phone, in your home, or through factory service.
Trade-in assistance and qualifying 100% Trade-Up options give you flexibility when your listening priorities or your system change.
