Rega Planar 1

[Patch1875]

I’ve managed to acquire a cheap Rega Planar 1(in white) so going to dust off the vinyl that’s in the loft.

So what else do I need? Obviously a set of speakers and I’m guessing some form of amplifier l? Any recommendations in the decent but more budget end to produce a decent sound.

[thebraketester]

Just remember that the amp will need a pre amp built in to it otherwise you’ll need a separate pre amp to drive the signal

[tonyg58]

Not sure what you call budget, but the Yamaha R-N602 is a great one box product - looks to be just over £400 online.

Does your turntable, Bluetooth, Airplay, Spotify and a heap of other online services.

Speakers are more a personal choice (sound and looks) , I suggest you try a few and get a pair that suits you.

[Painter38]

I'd look for an old Rega amp and speakers on eBay, for example a Brio or Elex for £150 and speakers for the same money.
Rega tables are of course designed to work with other Rega gear and a full Rega system gives a delightfully boppy sound.
Buy well and it'll creep up in value.

[Monty Python]

Painter38 said:

I'd look for an old Rega amp and speakers on eBay, for example a Brio or Elex for £150 and speakers for the same money.
Rega tables are of course designed to work with other Rega gear and a full Rega system gives a delightfully boppy sound.
Buy well and it'll creep up in value.

I used have a Planar 3 with an Ion Obelisk 2 amp and a pair of NAD 8020e speakers - sounded great.

[Patch1875]

Thanks for all the replies.

Will do some research about what to get. I’m now thinking as I’m pretty much all sonos if I can incorporate it into the set up somehow.

[tonyg58]

Patch1875 said:

Thanks for all the replies.

Will do some research about what to get. I’m now thinking as I’m pretty much all sonos if I can incorporate it into the set up somehow.

If you want to connect it to your Sonos, you'll need a phono stage and a Sonos unit that has an input on it.
Currently that's the 5, port and amp.
You can then listen to turntable through that unit or all speakers when grouped.
You can get a Project Phono box E for about £50. There are loads of phono boxes out there, but wouldn't spend much more on one for your Planar 1.