It's an inexpensive audio-technica MM, which should work very well with a rega arm and your creek amp. I used to use an AT-95E on my planar 3 then upgraded to a Linn K9 (rebadged AT) which I ended up using a with At-95E replacement stylii when Linn discontinued the stylii for the the K9. Now I use a Goldring 1042, which works exceptionally well (but is very overpriced in the US).
If you're looking for a better cartridge I still have the K9 with a couple of spare unused AT-95E stylii that should probably go to a new home.
The planar 2 is a good deck, but very sensitive to being absolutely level, and having enough oil in the bearing. Being slightly off level, or having low oil makes the sound much less refined so be sure to check the oil when you receive the deck.
Here's a thread on oiling the bearing
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1126629134&read&keyw&zzrega+oil
If you're looking for a better cartridge I still have the K9 with a couple of spare unused AT-95E stylii that should probably go to a new home.
The planar 2 is a good deck, but very sensitive to being absolutely level, and having enough oil in the bearing. Being slightly off level, or having low oil makes the sound much less refined so be sure to check the oil when you receive the deck.
Here's a thread on oiling the bearing
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1126629134&read&keyw&zzrega+oil