Fluance RT87 vs Rega Planar 2

Side-by-side specifications and a plain-English account of the recorded differences. Full profiles: Fluance RT87 · Rega Planar 2.

Practical differences

Highlighted cells show a lower reference price, support for more listed speeds, or the presence of a convenience feature. They are not an overall score.

There's a real gap here: $95 separates them, with the Rega Planar 2 the pricier of the two.

Both are belt-drive, so that part of the experience should feel similar on either deck: a motor that's mechanically isolated from the platter by an elastic belt, which is the usual route to a quieter noise floor — the default choice across most of hi-fi.

Operation differs: the Fluance RT87 is manual (auto-stop), the Rega Planar 2 is manual.

Bottom line: the Fluance RT87 has the lower reference price; the table shows which documented features change with the $95 gap.

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