The
Rega RP6 Turntable
The
RP6 has been designed and engineered to achieve outstanding performance
way beyond the expectations of a product at this price point. Excellent
build quality, reliability and ease of use combine to make a product which,
if used correctly, will offer you a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Omitting
unnecessary gimmicks allows us to concentrate the manufacturing costs
on the high quality parts necessary to reproduce music accurately. The
RP6 is fitted with a hand assembled RB303 tonearm, precision main bearing
and a low vibration low noise 24v motor assembly which is individually
hand tuned to its circuit to further reduce vibration. The minimalist
design of the Rega RP6 and the use of extremely high quality components
ensure that your turntable should last for many years.
RB303
Tonearm
Designed
using the latest 3D CAD technology the new RB303 is the culmination of
more than 30 years of tonearm design experience. Due to advances in technology
we have been able to fine tune the iconic RB300 tonearm design. Featuring
a brand new tube which has increased rigidity to the bearing housing,
arm carrier and headshell coupled with intelligent redistribution of mass,
ensure this arm will exhibit fewer points of possible resonance. Extreme
stability with almost friction free movement from the high precision bearing
assemblies guarantee to gather more information from your vinyl than ever
before.
TTPSU
power supply (pictured below)
The
compact TT-PSU uses a high stability crystal locked low distortion sine
wave generator. This, along with an efficient drive amplifier fed from
a stabilised DC power supply, generates a 24V AC balanced signal of less
than 0.05% distortion, which is completely un-affected by any changes
in the mains/line voltage and conditions. This then drives the improved
Rega anti-vibration circuit built into the RP6 motor PCB.
Platter
adaptor
The
aluminium top hub adaptor is manufactured to the highest tolerance and
uses a six point mounting system to ensure the platter and vinyl is presented
as flat as possible to the stylus.
NEW
DB Technology (Double BraceTechnology)
“Mass
absorbs energy - lost energy equals lost music”! Rega has pioneered
the use of lightweight rigid plinths. Clever use of lightweight particulate
core with a highly rigid phenolic resin skin became the foundations of
the high level of performance achieved by the now iconic Planar turntable
range. The latest generation of Rega turntables takes this design philosophy
to the next level. A super lightweight plinth combined with a phenolic
resin double brace mounted specifically where the increased rigidity is
required (between the tonearm mounting and the main hub bearing) forms
a structurally sound “stressed beam” assembly. This rigid plinth
design prevents energy absorption and unwanted resonances which will add
unnatural distortions to the music. Equally, heavier mass can transfer
more unwanted energy such as motor or bearing noise directly into the
rotating record. The use of braces instead of the complete skin allows
double thickness phenolic resin in these key areas while providing further
weight reduction to the plinth which directly addresses the issue of mass
absorption and unwanted energy transmission.
16MM
Glass flywheel platter
The RP6 features an innovative two piece platter design constructed from
float glass. Manufactured using a complex and labour intensive invisible
UV curing bond technique the secondary ring platter is permanently bonded
to the underside of the main platter. The extra ring adds mass to the
outer circumference which increase the natural flywheel effect of the
platter improving speed stability, accuracy and consistency.
24V Low noise motor
The
motor is a high specification, 24V twin phase synchronous unit which has
the anti vibration circuit hand tuned to each motor and is controlled
by Rega's unique and innovative TTPSU power supply. The motor drives the
CNC machined pulley and sub platter/hub-bearing assembly via the belt
drive.
