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New Rega Nd7 Moving Magnet cartridge

remiorange said:
Yes I understand. For me it’s more a question of wich one to choose between the two. And wich combinaison of phono stage/ cartridge will give the best sound for my hear and system ;)

But hey, maybe I’ll just stay with my fono mm mk5 haha..
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There is nothing wrong with the Rega Phono. The Aria sounds similar just better but the Phono does the job fine. I've heard a bunch of MM stages and they all seem ok. Some are better than others but it seems to me that it must be a hard thing to get wrong. If you want neutral, I'd get a Rega. If you want more analogue character a Graham Slee.

One thing I like about the Aria is that you can use any cartridge into it and run two turntables at the same time. That's proving really useful for me as I switch between MM and MC occasionally and I refurb and sell turntables. It's an ideal phono stage for me. The only thing I'd change is moving the dip switches to the front! ;0)
 
Mr Pig said:
There is nothing wrong with the Rega Phono. The Aria sounds similar just better but the Phono does the job fine. I've heard a bunch of MM stages and they all seem ok. Some are better than others but it seems to me that it must be a hard thing to get wrong. If you want neutral, I'd get a Rega. If you want more analogue character a Graham Slee.

One thing I like about the Aria is that you can use any cartridge into it and run two turntables at the same time. That's proving really useful for me as I switch between MM and MC occasionally and I refurb and sell turntables. It's an ideal phono stage for me. The only thing I'd change is moving the dip switches to the front! ;0)
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Thanks !
By the way (and sorry for the off topic ) I found an old topic where you’re discussing the rega io , what’s your consensus now on the current rega amplifier line up (io,brio,elex mk4)? I had a feeling the elex mk4 is a good blend of the clarity of the io with the fullness of the brio . I have an elex mk4.

Also did you heard the naim 5si ?
Not bad I think but the elex have my preference ;) The xs3 I tried but didn’t really like it .
 
remiorange said:
By the way I found an old topic where you’re discussing the rega io , what’s your consensus now on the current rega amplifier line up (io,brio,elex mk4)?
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I've had the IO and Brio-R here, my daughter now has one and my son the other. Both are good amplifiers and very good value. I've heard a couple of other Rega amplifiers but not in a context that would allow me to make any sort of judgment on them.

Naim amplifiers are fine but typically a bit expensive. I've never heard the 5si.
 
Mr Pig said:
I've had the IO and Brio-R here, my daughter now has one and my son the other. Both are good amplifiers and very good value. I've heard a couple of other Rega amplifiers but not in a context that would allow me to make any sort of judgment on them.

Naim amplifiers are fine but typically a bit expensive. I've never heard the 5si.
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Having owned hordes of Naim amps over three decades, including the Nait XS and SN2, I find the current generation of Rega amps very interesting. Having kind-of accidentally acquired a Brio-R a few months ago, I suspect it's a Nait 2 beater; certainly a more real-world amp, with a much sweeter sound, for roughly a third of the price s/h.

Certainly the idea for the Brio and the Elex circuit is that they are "quasi Class A" in that the driver devices operate in Class A, and the O/P devices in A/B. The volume control on the Aethos and the current Elicit 5 is also interesting - not a straightforward pot, not a stepped attenuator as in the Elicit-R, but an improvement on either. The current generation are real Swiss army knives, with DACs, MM inputs, headphone outs, pre-outs and power-ins. The issue for me - Rega having resisted all this a generation back - is whether the ultimate sound has been compromised.

I've had an Aethos on home dem, and the only reason I didn't buy it was that it was way more powerful than my room and speakers required.

Anyway, just to get back OT, to say I'm "interested" in a super duper new Rega MM is putting it mildly.
 
At a Hi Fi show last week, I was told by a rega dealer that the ND7 is a completely new way to build a mm pu. He claimed that they actually place the magnets in the the needle. I don’t know whether that is true though, sounds pretty crazy!
 
kristoffer said:
At a Hi Fi show last week, I was told by a rega dealer that the ND7 is a completely new way to build a mm pu. He claimed that they actually place the magnets in the the needle. I don’t know whether that is true though, sounds pretty crazy!
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I think he's getting mixed up. How would that work?
 
Makes me think of the top AT MC - ART-1000 though the principle is of course a different one.

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Aspro said:
I think it's the fine line as in the Apheta and Aphelion so a bigger bargain and presumably much cheaper to get re-tipped ( £225- 50%). Probably stiff competition for the Anias.
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Yes I’m definitely waiting for it, it’s possible that in the end it would be on same level as Ania pro and it would be a matter of taste between the 2. If that’s the case , that would be quite an achievement already.

My only quibble: I wish Ania pro would be a bit cheaper, around 700/800€ and completely replace the Ania ;)
(In Europe official price is 1000/1200€ for Ania pro wich is quite considerable if you think a planar 6 is ca 1300€ )
 
Aspro said:
I think it's the fine line as in the Apheta and Aphelion so a bigger bargain and presumably much cheaper to get re-tipped ( £225- 50%). Probably stiff competition for the Anias.
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Is the fine line stylus on the apheta 3 so much better for tracking/surface noise/inner groove distortion as the vital one in the exact/ania pro ? I know the vital is quite a good one ;)
 
remiorange said:
Yes I’m definitely waiting for it, it’s possible that in the end it would be on same level as Ania pro and it would be a matter of taste between the 2. If that’s the case , that would be quite an achievement already.

My only quibble: I wish Ania pro would be a bit cheaper..
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I too can see this cartridge trading punches with the Ania Pro. Is the Pro too expensive? I don't think it is. It does things which are unusual for a MC cart and the exchange price is brilliant.
 
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