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At £849, this sits above the recent used market for a Rega Elicit-R, so it reads as a slightly ambitious ask rather than a bargain. Against your database anchor, it’s over the £810 75th percentile and well above the £742 median, so I’d want either unusually strong condition or extra included value to justify it.
That said, the Elicit-R is a very solid buy if you want Rega’s direct, punchy, rhythm-first sound: plenty of drive, good timing, and enough refinement to anchor a serious two-channel system without fuss. If the unit is clean, well cared for, and comes with the original remote, box, or proof of recent service, the premium becomes easier to swallow; if not, I’d keep shopping because there are better-value examples sitting lower in the used range.
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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