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This £287 asking price is a genuine bargain, sitting well below the median used market value of £306 and notably under the 75th percentile of £419.
The Rega io is a highly respected, hand-built UK integrated amplifier that delivers strong musical insight and class AB performance with 30 watts per channel, making it an excellent choice for beginners or desktop setups. It shares the same phono and amplifier stage as the award-winning Brio, offering premium sound at an entry-level price. With its compact size, built-in MM phono preamp, and headphone output, it provides meaningful versatility. Found clean and boxed, this listing represents a smart buying opportunity for anyone seeking quality British hi-fi without the usual cost.
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Rega Research, founded in 1973 in Essex, England, by Roy Gandy and Tony Relph, emerged from Gandy's lifelong passion for vinyl playback. A Ford engineer and music enthusiast, Gandy built his first turntable, the Planet, in his spare time, blending the founders' surnames to create the Rega name. From humble beginnings in a derelict mill, the company quickly gained traction with early models like the Planar 2 and Planar 3, establishing its heritage as a British hi-fi pioneer dedicated to precision engineering and hand-assembly.
Rega specializes in turntables and tonearms, its cornerstone products, but has expanded into a full ecosystem including cartridges, integrated amplifiers like the Elicit and Brio, phono stages such as the Fono, and speakers like the Ela series. While early efforts included loudspeakers and electronics from the 1980s onward, the brand prioritizes vinyl-centric components over headphones, DACs, or cables, all designed in-house for musical fidelity using specialist materials and tight tolerances.
Rega holds a revered position in the high-end hi-fi market as a niche boutique icon, prized by audiophiles for affordable, lifetime-quality performance that emphasizes music over gimmicks. Globally exported to over 50 countries from its Essex facility employing more than 150, it remains a symbol of British ingenuity, with turntables like the Planar series securing enduring loyalty among vinyl revivalists.
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