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• Rega RP10 with Apheta MC Cartridge – This flagship combination delivers exceptional analogue performance through Rega’s ultra-light skeletal plinth, ceramic platter, and factory-matched Apheta moving-coil cartridge for maximum detail and musical coherence.
• Precision RB2000 Tonearm Engineering – The RP10’s RB2000 tonearm offers near-frictionless bearings, hand-matched tolerances, and extreme rigidity, enabling the Apheta cartridge to extract micro-detail with remarkable accuracy and stability.
• Low-Noise MC Cartridge Performance – The Apheta MC features a super-rigid one-piece body, fine-line stylus, and powerful neodymium motor, producing explosive dynamics, superb tracking accuracy, and an exceptionally open and natural soundstage.
• Advanced Plinth and Power Technology – Rega’s ceramic flywheel platter, skeletal foam-core chassis, and external PSU provide speed accuracy, vibration control, and extremely low noise for reference-level vinyl playback.
• Dimensions – Approx. 420 mm (W) × 350 mm (D) × 125 mm (H). External PSU sits separately to reduce vibration and maintain clean motor control.
• Weight – Turntable approx. 7 kg including platter; external PSU approx. 1 kg. Lightweight construction enhances speed stability and minimizes resonant behavior.
This is a seller’s market for high-end Rega cartridges, and the S$4,980 asking price for this used Rega Apheta sits at the 75th percentile of recent SGD listings, making it ambitious rather than fair. The median used price is S$1,294, with the 25th percentile at S$1,153, so this listing is significantly above typical market value despite the “like_new” condition.
The Rega Apheta remains well-regarded for its unique fulcrum suspension design, medium-high compliance, and exceptional tracking clarity, especially in Rega RB300 and Naim arms. Its lack of traditional motor suspension and precise alignment visibility offer meaningful upside for discerning listeners. However, at this price—nearly four times the median—buyers should verify original ownership, included accessories, and absence of cantilever stress or stylus wear before committing, as the cost demands near-perfect provenance.
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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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