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The Rega Mira has long been one of the more capable, musically engaging British integrated amplifiers, and £230 is a strong deal here. It sits well below the £307 median for comparable listings and comfortably under the £162–£577 middle-market spread’s lower quartile threshold, making this a bargain if the condition is genuinely excellent.
Its appeal is a clean, lively presentation, useful drive from roughly 60 watts per channel, a worthwhile built-in MM phono stage, and proper remote control; the pre/power flexibility is a welcome bonus. The “remote ready” wording deserves clarification—ideally the original handset is included—but even without it, the price is attractive. Check that both channels are quiet, the volume and input switching behave properly, and the phono stage is working. For a healthy example, this is an easy recommendation at £230.
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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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