Offered for sale is the very versatile Rega Aria Phono Stage, which can amplify both a Moving Coil and a Moving Magnet cartridges. In near mint condition throughout, with no marks or scratches on the fascia, except just two tiny ‘B Grade’ blemishes…

This unit was bought brand new from Moorgate Acoustics in December 2024 as a ‘B Grade’ item. According to Rega, this means “there may be small flaws on the casework or packaging”. The only marks I could find were a couple of the tiniest of blemishes on the MC/MM selector button and one on the top LHS of the case, which are only visible when close up. I’m very particular about the condition of my equipment, and these marks look minimal to me - I’ve seen some ex demo items presented in (much) worse condition! Just mentioning these tiny flaws for full clarity, so please see photos. Obviously, this does not affect performance as we listen with our ears! A lovely phono stage offered at a competitive price. 

Comes with the Rega mains cable, plastic bag, instruction manual, plus original box & packaging, which will either be double boxed, or be reinforced in some way.

There is a great review over The Ear by Jason Kennedy: 

“The Aria 3 is a most excellent phono stage, it has plenty of gain for low output MCs and a good range of load adjustability. Some competing products offer a bit more in this respect but rarely in such a well executed single box solution that sounds this good. For Rega users and beyond the new Aria is a phono stage that fights above its pay grade and lets you hear just why vinyl will always be the king of formats.”

Any questions just ask and I’ll be happy to help.

Specifications:

Type: Solid-state, MM/MC phono stage
Phono inputs: 2x RCA sockets
Analogue outputs: single ended RCA
Input sensitivity: variable
Input impedance: MC 70, 100, 150 & 400 Ohms. MM 47K Ohms
Input capacitance: 1000, 2000, 3200, 4200 picofarads
Output impedance: 150 Ohms
Gain: low 63.5dB, high 69.5dB
Output level: 200mV
Signal to Noise Ratio: not specified
Dimensions (HxWxD): 78 x 218 x 315mm
Weight: 3.1kg
Warranty: lifetime