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Rega Planar 2: select the record’s normal 33⅓ or 45 rpm speed

Rega Planar 2 — select the record’s normal 33⅓ or 45 rpm speed. Follow the exact documented route and keep the actual result.

Manufacturer-documented Reviewed 2026-11-09 · Revision 1

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When this guide applies

Exact Rega Planar 2. Only the normal removable platter and accessible belt; no motor or chassis access. Only normal external user controls; no mains modification, chassis opening, reset or firmware installation.

Connection scope: Turntable / phono audio. Symptom: The record plays at the wrong speed.

This is a documented check, not a diagnosis of your equipment. The model name does not confirm the selected input, mode, software or connected partner.

If your exact model or a required setting is unknown, use the “I don’t know” branch below. Do not apply a similarly named model’s instructions.

Checks and possible outcomes

Start at scope. Follow the link that matches what you actually observe. Alternative branches are not a single sequence of actions.

scope

Are the record speed and the actual pulley positions known?

The record label gives 33⅓ or 45 rpm, and you can identify the exact manual’s pulley positions without guessing upper or lower. A modified pulley/belt arrangement is outside this guide.

Look for: Choose only a detail you can confirm.

  • Manufacturer-documented Rega Planar 2 official user manual ↗English pp.2–3 — Normal speed selection — Playing speed changes by removing the platter and moving the belt between the 33⅓ and 45 rpm pulley positions. This is ordinary speed selection, not calibration.Exact Rega Planar 2 with RB220. Cartridge and power-supply variant must be confirmed; this is not a different Planar edition. · Source checked 2026-11-09

accept

May playback stop for an external belt-position change?

The stylus is lifted and the arm secured. You accept stopping playback; the record is removed and the motor is off before touching the platter.

Look for: Choose only a detail you can confirm.

  • Manufacturer-documented Rega Planar 2 official user manual ↗English pp.2–3 — Normal speed selection — Playing speed changes by removing the platter and moving the belt between the 33⅓ and 45 rpm pulley positions. This is ordinary speed selection, not calibration.Exact Rega Planar 2 with RB220. Cartridge and power-supply variant must be confirmed; this is not a different Planar edition. · Source checked 2026-11-09

lift

Lift off the normal removable platter

Keep the turntable level and avoid the tonearm and stylus. Do not open the plinth or remove the sub-platter.

Look for: Perform this one check and observe the actual response.

  • Manufacturer-documented Rega Planar 2 official user manual ↗English pp.2–3 — Normal speed selection — Playing speed changes by removing the platter and moving the belt between the 33⅓ and 45 rpm pulley positions. This is ordinary speed selection, not calibration.Exact Rega Planar 2 with RB220. Cartridge and power-supply variant must be confirmed; this is not a different Planar edition. · Source checked 2026-11-09

belt

Move the belt to the identified speed position

Use only the confirmed 33⅓ or 45 pulley position matching the record. Stop if the belt or pulley cannot be identified.

Look for: Perform this one check and observe the actual response.

  • Manufacturer-documented Rega Planar 2 official user manual ↗English pp.2–3 — Normal speed selection — Playing speed changes by removing the platter and moving the belt between the 33⅓ and 45 rpm pulley positions. This is ordinary speed selection, not calibration.Exact Rega Planar 2 with RB220. Cartridge and power-supply variant must be confirmed; this is not a different Planar edition. · Source checked 2026-11-09

replace

Replace the platter and mat

Seat the normal platter correctly before restarting. Do not run with loose parts.

Look for: Perform this one check and observe the actual response.

  • Manufacturer-documented Rega Planar 2 official user manual ↗English pp.2–3 — Normal speed selection — Playing speed changes by removing the platter and moving the belt between the 33⅓ and 45 rpm pulley positions. This is ordinary speed selection, not calibration.Exact Rega Planar 2 with RB220. Cartridge and power-supply variant must be confirmed; this is not a different Planar edition. · Source checked 2026-11-09

result

Is normal playback now at the intended record speed?

This checks the chosen speed, not wow/flutter or a measured calibration result.

Look for: Choose only a detail you can confirm.

  • Manufacturer-documented Rega Planar 2 official user manual ↗English pp.2–3 — Normal speed selection — Playing speed changes by removing the platter and moving the belt between the 33⅓ and 45 rpm pulley positions. This is ordinary speed selection, not calibration.Exact Rega Planar 2 with RB220. Cartridge and power-supply variant must be confirmed; this is not a different Planar edition. · Source checked 2026-11-09

Possible result

Confirm the unknown detail first

Do not infer a source setting, installed cartridge, connector role, software state or partner capability. Obtain the exact documentation before continuing.

insufficient data

Reaching this result does not mean the issue is solved. Only your own feedback can report improvement.

    Possible result

    Keep the actual observation for support

    Record the exact model, source, input and last observed response. These checks do not diagnose a failed component. No reset, service work or blind update is prescribed.

    next support

    Reaching this result does not mean the issue is solved. Only your own feedback can report improvement.

      Possible result

      Checks completed — keep the observed result

      This records the observation in this particular setup, not a guaranteed cure, physical Audio Review test or measurement.

      steps completed

      Reaching this result does not mean the issue is solved. Only your own feedback can report improvement.

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