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As-new condition, between 1 and 2 years old. No marks or scratches.I have been using this phono amp with my Rega Planar 9 with a Dynavector XX-2 cartridge, and if works beautifully.Reason for selling: I am switching to a Dynavector phono amp which is designed to pair with my XX-2 cartridge.The Fo...
The age/timing matters here because the Fono line has been revised over time, but at A$300 this one lands right on the A$297 median of your recent AUD comps, so it reads as fair value rather than a steal. It is also comfortably inside the middle of the market, between the A$229 25th percentile and A$431 75th percentile, so there’s no real pricing red flag.
That makes it a sensible buy for someone wanting Rega’s straightforward, well-liked phono stage: clean, quiet, and musically balanced with the sort of plug-in-and-forget ease that suits many moving-magnet setups. The main upside is simple value—if it’s complete, working properly, and not missing its PSU or original bits, you’re buying into a respected design at a normal used price.
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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