REGAPlanar 1 Plus (Gloss White)

Rega's marketing spell finally worked it's magic on me. My wife and I recently purchased a new home and I thought it would be nice to have a second record player out in the living room. I had always been wary of brands that offer entry level price point models, but about a year ago I got to play around with a few really nice high end models, maybe $3k-12k turntables, and a couple of them were Rega. So here I am in the market for a new turntable, nothing expensive as it won't get used very often and I began thinking about the Rega Planar 1'. I assumed the high-end technology probably trickles down to the entry level Planar 1 and I didn't research the table at all. That was a huge mistake. I never would have bought it just from the counter weight design alone. There's no way to dial in the weight? What? There isn't a removable headshell? Alright, alright, alright, you get what you pay for...so forget about those faults and let's plug this puppy in and see what she can do!Meh.Just simply powered on with the platter spinning will make my subwoofer rumble terribly.Alright but what about with a record?HAHAHA! this thing doesn't play records, all I get is amplified distortion! Hell, when I touch the tonearm I hear an FM radio station in my speakers and it's clearer than the music from the record!I tried everything, different preamps etc. The only thing I haven't tried is a new cartridge.Oh and it's brand new. I could just send it back for a refund...but nope....I waited 10+ days for the speakers to arrive and during that 10 days I threw out the original packaging, so no refunds.As you can see, I'm not happy about sinking money into a new cartridge that may or may not fix a brand new turntable.F*^% Rega.

Player was easy to set up. Sounds quality is awesome, and the white one looks great on me black furniture. People come over and give me comments on how it looks.Love having the Pre-amp built into it.

Absolutely well priced and excellent quality. The cartridge that comes with the unit is very good another nice feature is how beautifully designed it actually is

I have 2 two channel systems, and I got this table to play with while in a temporary living arrangement in an apartment. I went-in thinking great a made in the uk player, but I was very disappointed in the outcome. First, I hate the lack of upgradability and fine tuning. I have owned many very expensive tables. I had my issues with them too. I had a $30,000 maximum solution made by clearaudio. I thought it was a total piece too. But, I will get back to the rega. I hate the fact that they swapped-out the glass platter for like a plastic one. But, I think even worse they made it thicker to seem better and nicer than it is too. Rega made the hollow plastic one 23 mm vs the original glass at 10mm. I mention this due to tracking issues and no way(s) to adjust. I hate the fact that to cheapen and make look better they made the tracking an issue without the ability to adjust it. Rega like all company is in for the money and the cheapest is always going to be lessen more with time. I would get a planar 2 or 3 if you want rega. I personally like maximum tweaking on my tables which rega does not allow.

There is a constant buzz coming from the turntable that is louder than the music. Doesn't look to be easily fixable.