However, I've heard the hum issue with a demo unit in a store as well, and heard that there are other amps that do the same, supposedly some Naim amps. The manufacturer says that the 50hz transformer hum is to "improve sound quality"(they've left some components which prevent hum to speakers out of the signal path). About covers much (but not all) of the high-end audio industry's attitude towards their customers. Bluntly, I can get noise from my speakers with the volume up, especially in the phono mode. But with the volume at 0, or with no signal other than in phono -not really. If I short the inputs on the power-amps they are dead-quiet. As it should be.

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We've always been fans of Rega's entry-level turntable, the RP1, but this enhanced version took things to a new level. The current Award-winning turntables didn’t come out of nowhere: they’re the culmination of over four decades of tireless development and refinement and built upon the legacy of the turntables that have gone before. Despite there being a 40-year gap between the original and current Planar 3, we surmised that if we put the two side-by-side, 'most people would be hard pushed to find any differences beyond the smarter plinth and the updated tonearm'.I'm seriously wanting to return this one, but I don't think the dealer will accept anything but a swap to another unit of the same model. What better way to finish off this budget vinyl hi-fi system than with a brilliant pair of budget standmounters from Q Acoustics? The speakers boast terrifically refined and insightful sound for sensible money, and work seamlessly with the Onkyo and Audio Technica kit in this system. The REGA SYSTEM ONE™ consists of the multi-award winning Planar 1 turntable, the io amplifier, Kyte loudspeakers.

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This model kept much of what made the original Planar 3 great but added some serious upgrades, including a new plinth, arm and motor. Housed in a custom body, the Apheta 3 uses an aluminium cantilever and an advanced ‘fine line’ profile, nude diamond stylus. Limited to 500 units and built around the stunning, high-gloss acrylic skin plinth from the award winning Rega Planar 2. Now, let me start off by saying that everything written is my own opinion, and my opinion only. There is no need to get angry, sad, unhappy or anything like that. Furthermore, my experiences are based around with less than 10 pairs of very different speakers, many listened just briefly for home testing purposes. (KEF Q100, KEF C30, Monitor Audio BX2, Elac BS 182, ATC SCM7, Linn Majik 109, Amphion Helium 3, Totem Arro, few others I don't recall..)To say we were impressed by the RP8 - which is still available, by the way - would be an understatement. 'When the company really goes for it, shooting for the stars rather than trying to meet a price point', we said, 'the results are spectacular'. I agree that no amp SHOULD do that. The manufacturer says that the 50hz transformer hum is to "improve sound quality"(they've left some components which prevent hum to speakers out of the signal path). I think it's a big joke. The Pro steps up performance using our ‘Vital profile’ nude diamond profile previously reserved for the much higher cost Apheta 2 model. To these eyes it's a gorgeously designed turntable that looks like nothing else out there. It's vastly more capable than Rega's more affordable models, too, including the Planar 6. The original Brio amplifier first launched in 1991 – it was the company's third model after the higher-end Elex and Elicit – ever since has pedalled a reputation for being a musically engaging affordable amplifier.

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Housed within our latest half-width custom designed case to give it a fresh new look and match the rest of the range. Using the most advanced materials and engineering solutions built around a supremely lightweight plinth. We’ve put together three complete turntable hi-fi systems to help you hear your records at their best Hear the Rega Naia turntable and Fyne Audio F1-8s on the 12th & 13th October Martins Hi-Fi - 85-91 Ber Street Norwich, Norfolk NR1 3EY The Planar 1 Plus is essentially a Rega Planar 1 turntable with the Rega Fono Mini A2D built in. Both are Award-winning products, of course, and Rega says it only felt natural to combine them together. We absolutely agree.

It’s time to put the trains to bed. The 33736 Grand Roundhouse is a great addition to any BRIO World railway layout, with beautifully realistic graphics and enough space to fit five trains. The sturdy roundhouse has five entrances on the front with an easy-to-use turntable to help guide trains in. There are also two large sliding doors on the rear of the roundhouse so that you can easily reach the sleeping trains. What is it about this hobby that makes people so insecure in their own opinions and expriences? That could be another thread....

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In actual fact, almost every part had been revised since the last iteration - the P3-24 of 2007. The company had, fairly unusually, put some real effort into the styling, too. The core of the turntable was the same, though: simple, well-engineered and designed to put performance first. Rega has pushed the boundaries of performance at this level and has given premium rivals positioned above it plenty to worry about', we said at the time, and little has changed since. Most importantly, the Planer 2 received Rega’s new RB220 tonearm, which features new ultra-low friction ball bearings, a stiffer bearing housing and an automatic bias setting, making it virtually plug ’n’ play. He also wanted his first turntable to look different to everything else that was available at the time. “Why can a turntable not have three outrigger points spinning round, that people might buy as a piece of sculpture?” he asked.

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VG Audio was newly formed in 2021 by a group of passionate people all with more than 20 years experience in the hi-fi industry. It would take Rega 24 years to launch the second-generation Planar 3, called the P3 2000, but then just seven years to launch the third model - the P3-24. A couple of things right off the bat: If, with no input and at 0-volume you are getting anything other than dead-silence at your speakers, the amp is defective. Full Stop. No well made amplifier (and a great many mediocre amplifiers as it happen) should have any sound/buzz/fuzz/hum at any level under those conditions. And no matter how well things are thought to be, an occasional defect gets past quality-control once in a while. So, if you are accurate in your description of this artifact, return the amp for a *replacement*, NOT a rework. You are entitled to a 100% new, defect-free unit, not one that has been repaired. Housed in a brand new custom designed case and built to our high standards of reliability and quality. Onkyo's A-9010 is a fantastic stereo amplifier for the money and owns a area of the market where there's been a real shortage of talent lately. The design is functional rather than flamboyant, but the captivating, energetic sound is what's crucial here.