{"product_id":"rega-planar-6-rs-afc-turntable-with-ania-mc-cartridge-fono-mc-phono-stage","title":"Rega - Planar 6 RS AFC Turntable with Ania MC Cartridge \u0026 Fono MC Phono Stage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Planar 6 RS as a complete moving coil package — the Ania moving coil cartridge factory-fitted and the Fono MC phono stage supplied in the box, at the same price as the Nd9 version.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRega introduced the AFC (Ania Fono Combination) in July 2026 as a second new option for the Planar 6 RS Edition. It is built on exactly the same turntable, but substitutes the Nd9 moving magnet cartridge for Rega's Ania moving coil and adds the Fono MC Mk4 moving coil phono stage in the box. Rega's own framing is that the Fono MC is bundled at a heavily discounted rate, giving you everything needed to run moving coil in a single purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat matters because a moving coil cartridge needs a phono stage that can handle it. An amplifier with a suitable MC input can take the Ania directly, but an amp with only line-level inputs or a moving magnet phono stage cannot — and the AFC package supplies the necessary signal amplification as part of the deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe turntable underneath is unchanged from the Planar 6 RS Edition. The RB880 tonearm from the Planar 8 replaces the RB330, factory-fitted and expertly aligned. The drive system runs a CNC twin drive machined aluminium pulley with two Reference EBLT belts rather than one. The plinth keeps the Tancast 8 foam core and HPL construction with the RS brushed aluminium metal skin and matching edging, and the 16mm dual layer Optiwhite platter carries over. The custom-matched Neo MK2 PSU is included and hand-tuned to the motor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRB880 tonearm with custom stainless balance weight, factory-fitted and expertly aligned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnia moving coil cartridge, factory-fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFono MC Mk4 moving coil phono stage supplied in the box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCNC twin drive motor pulley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTancast 8 foam core plinth with HP laminate and metal skin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual layer float glass Opti-white clear platter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCustom matched Neo Mk2 turntable power supply\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwin Reference EBLT drive belts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24V low noise synchronous precision motor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble brace technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmoked dustcover supplied as standard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSame price as the Planar 6 RS with Nd9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Belt-drive turntable with tonearm, moving coil cartridge, matched power supply and moving coil phono stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAFC:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ania Fono Combination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rega Special\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnnounced:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 July 2026, as one of two new Planar 6 RS packages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTonearm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand assembled precision RB880, with custom stainless balance weight, aluminium vertical bearing housing, stainless steel sleeve and bearing shaft, and low-capacitance phono cable with high-specification plugs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCartridge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rega Ania moving coil, factory-fitted. Hand-wound micro coil on an iron micro cross, PPS rigid body with Rega three-point fixing, precision elliptical stylus and neodymium magnet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhono Stage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rega Fono MC Mk4, supplied in the box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlinth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tancast 8 foam core with high pressure laminate phenolic resin skin plus RS brushed aluminium metal skin and matching edging, with double brace technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlatter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16mm dual layer float glass, Opti-white clear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotor:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24V low noise synchronous precision motor with CNC twin drive machined aluminium pulley, hand-tuned to its Neo Mk2 PSU\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrive Belt:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two Rega Reference EBLT belts — twin-belt drive, where the standard Planar 6 uses a single belt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePower Supply:\u003c\/strong\u003e Neo MK2 included and custom-matched, 24V protected by a resettable fuse, 7.2W consumption, with user-controllable fine speed adjustment in 0.01 RPM steps. A Rega PS1 wall supply is also supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed Change:\u003c\/strong\u003e Electronic, via the supplied Neo MK2 PSU\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConnectivity:\u003c\/strong\u003e RCA phono; turntable power via mini DIN from the Neo PSU\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 447 x 117 x 360 mm (W x H x D), lid closed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.4kg, turntable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brushed metallic aluminium, with smoked dustcover as standard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Box:\u003c\/strong\u003e Turntable with RB880 tonearm; factory-fitted Ania moving coil cartridge; smoked dustcover; Neo MK2 PSU; Rega PS1 wall power supply; Fono MC Mk4 phono stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rega Research Ltd, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Rega's own wording is that every product is designed and assembled in the UK — assembled rather than wholly manufactured, which is the phrasing we use rather than claiming complete UK component sourcing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lifetime Limited Warranty against confirmed manufacturing defects. It does not cover wear and tear or parts considered consumable, and unauthorised modification may invalidate it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot Published:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wow and flutter; rumble; speed accuracy. Rega publishes no such figures for any turntable in the Planar range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rega's Planar 6 RS page lists the Neo PSU as 180 x 150 x 50 mm, while every other Rega page gives 180 x 50 x 155 mm. 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