Rega Ios Phono Stage

$3,195 in Black or Silver
www.rega.co.uk
www.soundorg.com (US)

I’ve always felt the Rega P9 could be the final turntable for all but the last 2% of Analog Fanatics, and I also feel that way about their Ios phono stage.  Every one of my analog fanatic friends flipped when I told them the Ios was $5,000.  They went mad when I told them it was really only $3195!

The Ios is musical, quiet and dynamic.  Being solid-state, you just turn it on and forget it.  With all of the gain and loading adjustments on the front panel, it is incredibly easy to use.  The only shortcoming is that it just has one input, but you can’t have everything in a world class phono preamplifier at this price point, so I’m happy Rega spent all the money on the circuitry.