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Offered is „Planar 10 Turntable w/ Apheta 3 Cartridge - NEW!“ by Rega as new device from the category „Record Player complete“ on audio-markt.de - the online market place for high-end. The advert with the number 8748073340 ends on 27.10.2026 at 06:30 o'clock.
This listing is a serious misfire: €6,350 for a used Rega Apheta turntable is wildly inflated, sitting far above the 75th percentile of €3,378 and nearly eight times the median of €877 from recent EUR comparables. Even if the seller mistakenly meant the Apheta 3 cartridge (new retail ~€1,599–€1,699), the price remains absurdly high for a used unit. This is not a bargain or fair deal—it’s an overpriced listing that contradicts the actual used market.
The Rega Apheta is a respected entry-level MC cartridge, not a turntable, and excels in clarity and low noise for its price class, often paired with Rega’s own tables. If this were genuinely a turntable, it’s likely a confusion in the listing title. At any price near or above the median, buyers should demand pristine condition, original packaging, and full accessories; here, the price alone is the material flaw. Skip this unless the seller corrects the model and price.
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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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