REGA Planar 1 PLUS White Gloss Turntable

We asked ourselves, how do we make the most successful turntable we have ever made sound better, be even easier to use and be more accessible to a wider audience?  The answer was simple; our engineers added a custom designed, high quality, moving magnet phono stage based around the multi-award winning What Hi-Fi? 5 Star Fono Mini. 

For the Planar 1 Plus, we wanted to optimise this circuit for ultimate performance so we have removed the USB interface and used the money saved to improve what was already a stunning disc stage. 

The new built in stage offers the ability to connect the Planar 1 Plus directly to almost any system that has a standard line input via a standard phono to phono cable (supplied) or phono to 3.5mm lead. Simply put, there is no need to purchase a standalone phono stage or use an amplifier with a built in stage. Your Planar 1 Plus will connect directly to any standard Line Level input (such as you would connect a CD player to).

There are obvious audio advantages to housing the phono stage directly beneath the tonearm. The carefully shielded tonearm wire is soldered directly to the stage which prevents any unwanted pick up via the usual external cable between the arm and stage.

The Planar 1 Plus benefits from all of the advantages of its sibling, the Planar 1, such as a low noise 24v motor, precision hub bearing assembly and hand made RB110 tonearm with a factory fitted Rega Carbon cartridge. Set-up remains possible in under 30 seconds making this the easiest to use, and most flexible Rega turntable to date.

Stick on your favourite LP, sit back and enjoy!

Built-in Phono Stage
The built-in phono stage is a high specification pre-amplifier. It is designed to amplify the signal from a moving magnet cartridge to a suitable level for all line level inputs of an appropriate system or audio amplifier. This allows simple connection to a wide variety of products using either the standard twin phono to phono lead (supplied) or phono to 3.5 mm plug (not supplied).

Tonearm
Brand new RB110 tonearm built with the new Rega designed, bespoke, zero play bearings with ultra-low friction performance (Patent Pending). New bias assembly and integrated arm clip. Includes automatic bias adjustment negating the need for the user to set bias, making this the most ‘Plug & Play’ turntable we have ever manufactured. New ergonomically, re-designed and stiffer headshell for improved usability and appearance.

Cartridge
Rega Carbon moving magnet cartridge supplied fitted as standard.

Motor
24v, synchronous AC motor with a new motor PCB and aluminium pulley offering low noise and better speed stability.

Plinth
Brand new Thermoset, gloss laminated plinth with vastly improved appearance and new ergonomically positioned on/off switch located on the underside. Two stunning plinth finishes available, gloss black and gloss white.

Central Bearing housing
Re-designed brass main bearing, offering improved fit and removing stress on the bearing itself while minimising the transfer of potential energy. (Patent pending)

Platter
23mm, high mass, phenolic platter with improved flywheel effect for improved speed stability.

Re-Designed feet
New improved feet to increase stability and reduce vibration transfer.

Motor cover tray
New motor cover tray with integrated cooling.

Balance Weight
New 111g ‘Plug and Play’ balance weight.

Use only with a Rega PS1 350 mA power supply.

50 Hz: 24 V AC 0.142 mA maximum power consumption 3.4 W.
60 Hz: 24 V AC 0.129 mA maximum power consumption 3.1 W.

Maximum Output Level (3.54 cm/s RMS 45 degrees CBS STR100 Band 6a and 7a): 370-410 mV

Output Impedance: 1 kΩ

Frequency Response (pre-amplifier only): 14 Hz (-3 dB Point) to 100 kHz (-0.6 dB Point)

RIAA Accuracy (pre-amplifier only): (100 Hz to 20 kHz) ± 0.4 dB typically better than ± 0.25 dB

Pre-amplifier Gain: 40 dB

Pre-amplifier Input Loading: 47 kΩ in parallel with 220 pF
Signal to Noise Ratio: -75 dB A-weighted ref maximum output.
Power Requirements: 50 Hz 24 V AC 0.142 mA 3.4 W – 60 Hz 24 V AC 0.129 mA 3.1 W

Dimensions (lid closed) H 11.7 x W 44.7 x D 36 cm

Weight 4.35kg

A MUSICAL FAMILY

The TD 206 and TD 209 turntables are the younger siblings of the revolutionary, multiple-award-winning TD 309. However, they don’t have to live in the shadow of their older brother. Both models are built using only high-quality materials and parts. And both share a number of technical features with the TD 309, ensuring that their replay quality is up there with the best.

The new TP 90 tonearm is based on the tried-and-tested TP 92 and uses the same ultra-low-friction, high-performance bearing and the innovative zero-stiction anti-bias system. The arm tube is made from rolled aluminium that is damped using RMR technology (reduced-modal-resonance), and the stainless-steel counterweight at the end of the arm tube is double-decoupled. Tonearm height, azimuth and overhang are useradjustable.

• Low Noise, Low Voltage electronically speed controlled DC Motor
• Adjustable belt tension for best performance
• Two-part aluminium/acrylic platter
• New TP 90 tonearm with precision Japanese bearings
• Tonearm adjustable for VTA, azimuth and overhang
• Made in Germany

Best buy turntable with maximum simplicity, outstanding sound quality & USB recording capability!

Pro-Ject has decided to go after the cheap plastic turntable market with an high quality alternative that comes complete with an Ortofon cartridge. The new Elemental Phono USB table is a real "plug'n'play" all the way. No adjustment of counterweight and antiskating is needed, because both are pre-adjusted. This new straight tonearm is optimised for Ortofon OM cartridge series. All the buyer needs to do is remove it from the box, remove bearing guard, locate the belt around the platter, remove stylus guard and plug it into hifi system and computer.

The only plastic here is the stylus guard!

The hidden secret to the new table's sonic success, is a central gravity mass point, made from artificial stone and placed directly underneath the platter bearing. It is capable to fully absorb unwanted rumble and motor vibration. This turntable appears to be pure simplicity itself, while maintaining high quality audio standards and vinyl recording capability.

• Belt drive system
• Integrated motor control with DC power supply secures silent running
• Central gravity mass point made from artificial stone
• Main platter bearing made from stainless steel runs in bronze bushing with Teflon bottom
• Low resonance MDF platter with felt mat
• 8,6” ultra low mass tonearm with straight arm tube
• Pre-adjusted tracking force & antiskating
• Gold-plated RCA contacts & cartridge pins
• Integrated phono stage with precise RIAA equalisation
• Line level output
• A/D converter for vinyl recording with USB B output

• Colour options: red-black, white-black, silver-black

Specifications

Item name: Turntable
Item code: Q1-USB
Brand:JBSYSTEMS

Brief Introduction

1.Plastic dust cover
2.USB-output for direct recording to any PC
3.Belt Drive 2 speed

:: Product Description

     *  Middle Torque belt drive motor
     *  Fast start / stop
     *  2 speeds: 33, 45 rpm
     *  +/-10% Pitch adjustment range
     *  USB-output for direct recording to any PC
     *  Free, multilingual Audacity software available via download:
     *  - Endless possibilities with free downloadable effect plug-ins
     *  - Import, export and edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, AIFF and WAV sound files.
     *  - Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together.
     *  - Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
     *  - Remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background noises.
     *  - Alter frequencies with Equalization, FFT Filter, and Bass Boost effects.
     *  - Adjust volumes with Compressor, Amplify, and Normalize effects.
     *  - Many more…
     *  Selectable phono/line output
     *  All functions are equipped with stylish, blue LED lights
     *  Plastic dust cover
     *  Retractable target light
     * Audio Technica cartridge included
     * All metal S-shaped tone arm assembly with:
     *  - Counterweight    * - Anti-skating adjustment
     * - Lever lift with height adjustment
     * Adjustable large feet for perfect leveling

:: Technical Information

     * Motor: DC motor
     * Driving Method: Belt Drive
     * Starting Time: less than 1 second
     * Braking Time: less than 1 second
     * Speed selection: 331/3 ~ 45 RPM
     * Speed adjustment: +/-10%
     * Wow & Flutter: less than 0,25% WRMS (JIS WTD) @ 331/3 RPM
     * Tone arm type: Static balanced S-shaped tone arm.
     * Tracking Error angle: Less than 3°
     * Cartridge weight: 3,5~8,5g.
     * Anti-skate range: 0~7g.
     * Phono output: 1,5 ~ 3,6mV @ 1kHz 5cm/sec (with supplied AT HP-4005 cartridge)
     * Line output: 90 ~ 216mV @ 1kHz 5cm/sec (with supplied AT HP-4005 cartridge)
     * Computer interface USB 1.1 compliant (Windows(R) XP/Vista/Win7 or Mac(R) OS X)
     * Power supply: 230V~ 50Hz.
     * Power consumption: 14Watts
     * Dimensions: 450 x 350 x 150mm (WxDxH)
     * Weight : 9,0kg.

JB Systems Q3-USB features: 

• high torque direct drive motor 
• fast start / stop 
• 3 speeds: 33, 45, 78 rpm with quartz lock 
• 2 pitch adjustment ranges: +/-10% ; +/-20% 
• forward / reverse play 
• starting torque: More than 1.6kgf / cm 
• starting time: less than 1 second 
• braking time: less than 1 second 
• tracking error angle: less than 3° 
• USB-output for direct recording to any PC 
• free, multilingual Audacity software available via download: 
• endless possibilities with free downloadable effect plug-ins 
• import, export and edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, AIFF and WAV sound files. 
• cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together. 
• change the speed or pitch of a recording. 
• remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background noises. 
• alter frequencies with Equalization, FFT Filter, and Bass Boost effects. 
• adjust volumes with Compressor, Amplify, and Normalize effects. 
• selectable phono/line output 
• all functions are equipped with stylish, blue LED lights 
• plastic dust cover 
• retractable target light 
• Audio Technica cartridge included 
• all metal S-shaped tone arm assembly with: counterweight, anti-skating adjustment, lever lift with 
• height adjustment 
• adjustable large feet for perfect leveling 
• phono output: 1,5~3,6mV 
• line-output: 90~216mV 
• PC interface: USB 1.1 compatible (Win XP/Vista/Win7 or Mac OS X) 
• power supply: 230V 
• power consumption: 11 watt 
• dimensions: 450 x 352 x 157 mm 
• weight: 10,5 kg