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This is a seller’s market at US$825, because it sits above the US$806 75th percentile of your recent comps and only modestly over the US$750 median. It is ambitious, but not absurd; I’d call it upper-end pricing rather than a bargain.
That said, the piece is well regarded for delivering a clean, flexible phono stage with enough refinement to scale with a serious moving-magnet or moving-coil setup, so buyers do pay for convenience and performance here. If the unit is genuinely clean and complete, the extra US$19 over the 75th percentile is small enough to ignore; just make sure any power supply, cable, and accessory situation is clear, because those details matter more than a tiny price spread on this 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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