Rega
Planar 8
Introduced 2018$3,495 MSRP
Inspired by Rega's flagship Naiad, the Planar 8 uses an ultra-lightweight skeletal Tancast 8 foam-core plinth braced with phenolic resin, a triple-layer glass flywheel platter and the RB880 tonearm. It ships with the external Neo PSU for electronic speed change and fine speed adjustment.
MSRP
$3,495
Used market · Excellent
$2,050
-41% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $2,450 at launch to $2,050 today.
Specifications
- Speeds
- 33-1/3 and 45 rpm, electronically selectable via Neo PSU with user-adjustable electronic fine speed adjustment
- Weight
- 4.2 kg (9.5 lbs) turntable; Neo PSU 0.6 kg (1.3 lbs)
- Platter
- Super flywheel-effect triple-layer laminated glass platter (two Pilkington glasses)
- Tonearm
- Rega RB880 precision tonearm with preloaded zero-tolerance bearing assembly adjusted to less than 1/1000 mm, thinner stainless steel balance weight, low-capacitance phono cable
- Finishes
- Matt Polaris Grey or Matt White (white supplied with clear dustcover and clear triple-layer glass platter, available from April 2023)
- Warranty
- Lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects
- Dimensions
- 420 x 125 x 315 mm (W x H x D) with dustcover fitted / 16.5 x 4.9 x 12.4 in
- Drive type
- Belt drive - hand-tuned 24V synchronous low-vibration motor with Reference EBLT drive belt, driving a machined aluminium sub-platter
- Availability
- Current Planar 8 introduced October 2018; US price $3,495
- Power supply
- Custom matched external Neo PSU with high-stability crystal/DSP generator producing a 24V AC balanced signal; 180 x 50 x 155 mm, 0.6 kg
- Plinth material
- Ultra-lightweight skeletal plinth: Tancast 8 aerospace polyurethane foam core sandwiched between two layers of HPL (high-pressure laminate), with phenolic resin double brace; 30% lighter than the RP8 plinth
- Cartridge included
- Optional factory-fitted cartridge: Nd7 (MM), Nd9 (MM), Reference Nd9 (MM, from November 2025), Ania Pro (MC) or Apheta 3 (MC); also sold without cartridge
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