Rega Elex-R Integrated Amplifier

Rega started out in the 1970’s and built their early reputation on award winning turntables and tonearms. In the eighties it began making complete hi-fi systems – amplifiers, CD players, speakers etc, and here we have one of their most successful models the Elex-R Integrated Amplifier. Over the years since its launch, it has won universal praise, and even won a What Hi-Fi award 5 years in a row. Our example is in very good condition, with its original factory packaging, and has just undergone a full service by Rega themselves. It also comes with a remote control unit and mains cable, and our standard 3 month warranty.
Rega Say….
The Elex-R is a sublime blend of the Brio design with the power circuits and advanced phono stage of the Elicit-R. Rega’s engineers have achieved the perfect balance of power, control, and dynamics, delivering a performance that always puts the music first. You will find plenty of connectivity options allowing complete flexibility and integration within the rest of the Rega range.
The Elex-R is built to the highest standard and designed to deliver the best possible audio performance whilst remaining simple to use and easy to setup. The Elex-R is built into the full width Rega case with increased heat dissipation, which along with a larger transformer enables the Elex-R to deliver 90 W per channel into 6 Ω and 72.5 W per channel into 8 Ω. Our time, effort & money have been spent on developing the circuit and construction utilising the highest specification of components throughout. As part of the design, we have included useful features like pre-amplifier output, to enable the new Elex-R amplifier to be used in a wide combination of systems and have avoided superfluous gadgets such as tone controls or a headphone socket as they can obstruct the signal path and degrade the produced sound quality.
Features:
Custom full width case with improved heat dissipation
Combined feedback and passive volume control pre-amp
High specification phono stage
Enhanced power supplies
Pre-amp out / Record out / 4 line inputs
Custom transformer
Dedicated Rega mini remote handset
Specifications:
Power Output: 72 W into 8 Ω, 90 W into 6 Ω
Power Consumption: 250 W
Inputs: 1 x Phono input, 4 x Line inputs
Outputs: Record output, Pre-amp output
Dimensions: 430 (W) x 320 (D) x 80 (H) mm
Weight: 10.9 kg

For a full review from Hi-Fi Choice magazine please click here