I'd strongly recommend getting the later Rega table with the straight tonearm. The later Planar 2 had an RB250 on it, and the later Planar 3 had the RB300 on it.
The older curved arm was not in the same league as these other 2 arms.
That being said, if you plan to use a relatively low cost mid-compliance MM cartridge on it, the curved arm should do reasonably well in that role, but never up to the same standard as the straight Rega tonearms.
The older curved arm was not in the same league as these other 2 arms.
That being said, if you plan to use a relatively low cost mid-compliance MM cartridge on it, the curved arm should do reasonably well in that role, but never up to the same standard as the straight Rega tonearms.