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At £2,414, this sits just under the £2,457 median of the four recent GBP comparables and above the £2,377 25th percentile, so it reads as a fair-to-slightly-strong asking price rather than a bargain or an ambitious ask. Against a tiny sample, it is close enough to the market center that I’d treat it as sensibly pitched, especially if the condition is genuinely clean and the sale is straightforward.
That makes it a worthwhile buy because this is a very well-regarded integrated: muscular, transparent, and musically confident, with enough control and current delivery to suit a wide range of speakers. The upside here is the usual one for a good used Rega—buying into a design that tends to hold appeal, with no obvious need to pay the new-item premium. If it’s complete with remote and packaging, and there’s no sign of wear or repair history, it looks like an easy, enthusiast-friendly purchase.
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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