REGA Planet CD Player Upgrade

Almost any Hi-Fi component can be upgraded to higher performance using our techniques and components. The two things go together – the know-how and the right component. Over the last 30 years, we have developed our knowledge of where the biggest problems lie and how to overcome them to unleash better performance from a given piece of equipment.


Launched way back in 1997, the Planet was Rega’s first foray into the world of CD players.





Featuring an innovative top loading design at the time, the Planet is a well thought-out, no-frills CD player – simple, logical engineering at its best. This provides a great platform to upgrade! Our upgrades build on the strengths of the Transport. Everything you love about the sound remains – it just gets so much better.





We were extremely happy with this upgrade. In stock form the Planet offered plenty of detail but lacked bass and dynamics (we could tell they were there, they just needed coaxing out!) and that’s exactly what our upgrade did.


23 significant component upgrades/changes are made across the power supply and audio circuits. Upgrades include Russ's favoured audio grade Panasonic capacitors which give a smooth and detailed sound. Where possible, we will endeavour to use the superb Kimber Kaps. Post upgrade, the unit is then soak tested for 24 hours.







Internal re-wiring is taken care of with Kimber pure copper TCX cable. The unit is completely disassembled to gain access to key areas of upgrade.







To clean up and give the power supply an upgrade we fit a new IEC socket wired with Kimber pure copper TCX wire to the transformer..





A Silencer™ mains filter is also fitted together with one of our internal SuperFuses™.






Master Clock
A major source of improved sound quality is made by upgrading the original master clock. The clock is in charge of the distribution and timing of the digital audio data. The greater the accuracy of the clock then the lower the jitter (digital distortion) is.




On the left is the upgraded Trichord Master clock we use. On the right is the original clock we’ve removed. Quite a difference!






ClarityMains
Clarity Mains is a type of power enhancer which works in conjuntion with the Silencer that's fitted as standard to the Rega. Clarity adds well..clarity and smoothness!


If you don't have exactly the same model as listed above, but a very similar unit, then it's highly likely that the same or similar upgrades will apply. But we can't guarantee that until we have the unit here for inspection. Get in touch and let us know what you have.






Equipment upgrades are proving hugely popular. During peak times there may be a wait of several weeks before we can carry out the upgrade. So before we get your equipment here, it must be booked in so we can ensure a speedy turnaround of the upgrade. Once you have placed your order, we will contact you to arrange a suitable week and getting the equipment here.

In Person
For those of you who are local enough or if you fancy a trip to the lakes, you can drop off your equipment personally and then collect it when it’s complete or we can ship it back to you.

By Courier
We can arrange a courier collection of your equipment for an additional cost. We currently use UPS.
To make things easier, we can offer several collection options.

1. We can arrange a specific day for the courier to call and collect your equipment. Someone will need to be available all day at the collection address as we’re unable to arrange a time slot for collections.

2. Dropping off at a UPS Access Point. UPS use a network of local shops to deliver and collect parcels from and to. We can either post you a collection label or email you the label (you will need to print the label at home/work). Securely box up your equipment, affix the collection label to the outside of the box and take it to your preferred Access Point where you will be issued a receipt. UPS Access Points can be found here (link opens in a new window), simply enter you postcode to find your nearest one.

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Please note this is just an upgrade modification, it does not include the Rega Planet CD Player

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