The tonearm dept is separate to the turntable one but I can't imagine them not doing it to a certain spec. If they don't then it won't matter but if they do, then I can't imagine they'll publish the numbers anyway. Maybe drop them a line and ask if they can repair it?Rega have reported that the same team produce 125 complete Planar 1 units per day. IOW, they assemble 125 RB110 tonearms and 125 decks!
As such, I would suspect that the assembly process for RB110 is geared toward speed, with zero play rather than ultra-specific pre-load as ultimate goal.
The tonearm dept is separate to the turntable one but I can't imagine them not doing it to a certain spec. If they don't then it won't matter but if they do, then I can't imagine they'll publish the numbers anyway. Maybe drop them a line and ask if they can repair it?
I suspect they are separate for the rest of the turntable line, however, due to demand, this is not the case with Planar1/RB110.The tonearm dept is separate to the turntable one but I can't imagine them not doing it to a certain spec. If they don't then it won't matter but if they do, then I can't imagine they'll publish the numbers anyway. Maybe drop them a line and ask if they can repair it?
http://www.rega.co.uk/rega-factory-tour.htmlRega Research Ltd. said:Planar 1 turntable production - Planar 1 Turntable and RB110 tonearm
Current demand requires a skilled team of 8 people to build a minimum of 125 units every single day. The same team also make the same quantity of RB110 tonearm. This high level of demand, required a huge investment from Rega to build a new department to house production on this scale.The success of this product has continued since launch and the simple set up of this plug & play design is an easy step back in to the world of vinyl for many users.The only thing entry level about this handmade turntable is the price.
Fair enough. If the arm has a fault, my feeling would be to send it back to them and get it returned to spec, though.I suspect they are separate for the rest of the turntable line, however, due to demand, this is not the case with Planar1/RB110.
http://www.rega.co.uk/rega-factory-tour.html
The Absolute Sound said:Using this assembly fixure, experienced workers very carefully pre-tension tone arm bearings (RB303 bearings are tensioned to 1 micron tolerances, whilst RB808 and RB1010 bearings are said to be adjusted to sub-1-micron tolerances)
I've done exactly this with an RB300 that came with slightly playful bearings. Sounded so much better afterwards.I would be very surprised if there was a torque for the RB110, or any other Rega arm for that matter. It's one of those things where feel is the best tool for the job. If you get the arm so there is no play in the bearings but it's floating as freely as it does with play, you can't get any better than that. It's not very difficult.
Same here with an NAD-badged one.