Naia goes higher

Rega has a new top deck, a production version of what was originally a no-limits experimental vinyl spinner, now birthed into the real world, with top turntable technology in a surprisingly skeletal design weighing under 5kg.

hi-fi turntable Rega Naia turntable SUMMARY Rega Naia Price: $19,999 / $24,999 with cartridge + Exceptional clarity and detail resolution + Transparency and naturalness + Brave styling – Foam edges look a little underfinished At $19,999, the Rega Naia is the best turntable that UK company Rega knows how to make in production form. Add the recommended factory-fitted Aphelion 2 moving-coil cartridge, and the price rises to $24,999. For such a price you might expect some hefty great turntable covered with bling. But that is very much not the Rega way. The philosophy of the UK company, based and manufacturing in Southend-on-Sea, is to achieve low mass with high rigidity. So the more money they apply, the better and stiffer materials they use, and the more turntable they can remove.…

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