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Condition is unknown, so at £775 this sits a touch above the £717 median and just under the £787 75th percentile, which makes it a solidly fair asking price rather than a bargain. It’s not cheap enough to be a true steal, but it’s also not pushing into ambitious territory for this model.

That still makes it a worthwhile one to watch, because the Aria Mk3 is a well-liked MM/MC phono stage with a genuinely capable, lively sound and enough flexibility to suit serious vinyl setups. If it’s clean, complete, and ideally comes with the original box, it’s a sensible buy at this level; if anything is missing or the condition is merely average, the value edge starts to thin.

Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.

About Rega

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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