Rega Research

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Rega Research Ltd.
Type Private
Industry Audio equipment
Founded 1973
Headquarters Essex, England
Key people Tony Relph, Roy Gandy
Products Hi-fi equipment, Turntables
Website http://www.rega.co.uk

Rega Research Ltd. is a high-end audio equipment manufacturer based in the UK. Rega was founded in 1973. The company's name was formed of the initials of its two founders (RElph & GAndy). Rega are widely known for their turntables, the Rega Planar 2 and Rega Planar 3, and tonearms (RB250 and RB300), but in recent years the company has diversified into a hi-fi electronics.[1] In addition to commercialising products under their own brand, they have also serve as an original equipment manufacturer of turntables and tonearms for other companies such as NAD and Rotel.

History

The Rega RP3 record player
In addition to making its own brand products, Rega is an OEM supplier. For example, Rega arms or variants are found in numerous other audiophile turntables.[2] It also manufactured the a version of its Planar 2 with RB250 arm for NAD that was marketed under the NAD533 model number.[3]

In 2012, Rega maintains a custom-built factory and has 60 to 70 employees. It has no marketing department, and the only advertisement Rega ever ran was to say that it didn’t advertise.[4]

Products

References

  1. ↑ Rega's website, "the company"
  2. ↑ "Express Machining Heavy Weight for Rega Tonearms and the Express Machining Stainless Steel End Stub for Rega RB-250 Arm". TNT Audio.
  3. ↑ "NAD533". Vinyl Engine
  4. ↑ Garcia, Wayne (13 September 2012). "REGA RP3 Turntable, Elys 2 Cartridge, TT PSU Power Supply". The Absolute Sound. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013

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