Rega Apheta 3

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Manufacturer: Rega
Availability: In stock
Manufacturer part number: Rega Apheta 3
£1,375.00

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The Rega Apheta 3 is designed hand in hand with the new Planar 10. Building on the popular Apheta 2 cartridge, Rega have managed to squeeze out every little bit of performance from the chassis and make this cartridge an excellent upgrade choice for High-End turntables. 

 

KEY FEATURES

 

  • Fine line profile nude diamond stylus
  • Iron micro cross assembly
  • Ultra high powered custom Neodymium magnet
  • High specification wire
  • Aluminium CNC machined one piece body
  • Lifetime warranty against manufacture defects

Rega’s Moving Coil cartridge design is unique in its approach to achieving an ultra-low mass generator which is undamped (no tie wire) using a unique rhomboid pivot for the cantilever powered by a purpose designed, exclusive to Rega, Neodymium magnet system. This type of design requires a zero-tolerance engineered cartridge body which is Rega’s area of expertise and with the Apheta 3 these bodies are machined from one piece of the highest quality aluminium. This is a difficult and expensive process requiring all of Rega’s years of experience to achieve. In particular, the “zero” tolerancing of the body is required in the alignment and dimension of the pivot pad mounting hole and the magnet mechanism mounting hole relationship.

Conventional MC cartridges utilize a steel suspension system (tie wire) which creates a high amplitude H.F. resonance (normally around 8-12 kHz). Such resonance is unacceptable and is usually damped by a rudimentary piece of foam rubber. However, the foam rubber deteriorates with age and cannot prevent the complete structure from vibrating and “ringing”. The specifics and adjustment of the tie wire and damping determine whether the cartridge is under damped (bright) or over damped (warm and bass heavy). A happy medium is rarely achieved. This encouraged Rega to pursue a new direction inspired by modern materials and the basic laws of magnetism. The Apheta 3 contains neither a tie wire nor a foam damper. Moving coil aficionados will all recognise the long search for super clear, high frequency combined with firm, tight bass, characteristics all Rega moving coils exhibit.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Tracking Pressure

1.9 - 2.0 g

Input Load Impedance

100 Ω

Output Impedance

10 Ω

Nominal Output Voltage

350 μV

Channel Balance

≥ 20 μV

Separation

≥ -29 dB

Mass

6 g

 

LOAD SETTINGS FOR ADJUSTABLE MC STAGES

Impedance
100 Ω
Capacitance
1000 pF
Gain Setting
High ('On' position for Rega phono stages)

 

 

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