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The Rega 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 Rega 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.
Note: Cartridge is not included
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 Rega 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
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 unaffected 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.
Rega RP6 Turntable Colours
Review from Whathifi.com
We’re huge fans of Rega’s excellent RP3 turntable. For around £500 it delivers a combination of sound, build and ease of use no rival – in our experience – can better.
Pay Rega about twice as much and you’ll get the brand new RP6. Apart from a wider choice of even more distinctive finishes, the two look similar. But, don’t let that fool you – the RP6 is worth the money.
You can buy the turntable without Rega’s Exact moving-magnet cartridge for £800, but we wouldn’t. The full package works so well that there’s little to be gained by going for the mix-and-match approach.
Rega RPD: Technical details
Engineering differences between the RP6 and its cheaper brother are many. The glass platter has a greater concentration of mass towards its rim, which increases inertia (so helping speed stability) without adding too much to the weight. Rega engineers have long felt excessive mass spoils the sound.
The plinth and arm designs are much the same as on the cheaper model, and none the worse for it. The arm, in particular, is the latest generation of a long-running design that performs well beyond its price level.
The deck’s lack of isolation – apart from three rubber feet, that is – means careful positioning is a must. A level, rigid surface away from the speakers is what’s required.
Rega RP6: Sound quality
Get it right and the RP6 shines. It’s fast and agile, with bags of detail. There are obvious gains in transparency and definition over the cheaper RP3, though the sonic character of the two is consistent.
This is a magnificently engaging turntable that’s as happy charging along to REM’s Automatic For The People as it is with Beethoven’s Symphony No.5.
Factor-in the RP6’s excellent build quality and easy set-up and it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that it’s a superb proposition. Don’t buy another turntable at this price without hearing this one first.
