One of the world's most iconic turntables just got an audiophile upgrade

• New turntable has the stiffest Planar 3 plinth ever created
• It also has an upgraded PSU and moving magnet cartridge
• It's cheaper than configuring the equivalent Planar spec

The Rega Planar 3 turntable is an audio legend, and it's been delighting listeners since the 1970s. It's been updated a few times since then to take advantage of technological and engineering advances, and now there's a brand new version of the best-seller.

The new Rega Planar 3 RS Edition isn't just the same turntable given a lick of paint. There are some important upgrades to what was already a winning formula.

The new RS Edition, aka the Rega Special, is made with a brand new plinth that uses aluminum metal skin HPL laminate, usually reserved for the Planar 6, 8 and 10, to create what Rega says is the stiffest Planar 3 plinth it's ever ...