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At £1,588, this sits just above the £1,573 median of recent comparable used listings and comfortably within the main market band between £1,406 and £1,680. That makes it a fair, near-median ask rather than a bargain, but it is not stretched relative to the local used market.
The appeal here is straightforward: this is the sort of integrated Rega is known for — fast, musically coherent, and easy to live with — so buyers are usually paying for strong rhythm and an unfussy, high-value presentation rather than a feature list. At this price, a clean example with decent history, original remote, and no service issues looks like a sensible buy; the main thing to confirm is condition and completeness, since that’s what will separate a solid deal from an average one.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
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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