Rega RP1 | Signature Sound

RP1 Turntable – $445 US Retail. Rega’s entry level turntable that offers great performance and value at a budget price. Comes with factory mounted Ortofon OM5E MM cartridge on the RP1’s RB101 tonearm. Available in Cool Gray, Titanium, or White plinth colors. Click here for RP1 Manufacturer Info Web Page.

RP1 Turntable W/Factory Installed Performance Pack – $640 US Retail. Rega’s entry level turntable kicks it up a notch with the Rega Bias2 Cartridge mounted in place of the Ortofon OM5E along with the addition of the wool TT Mat (from the RP3) and Rega’s Reference White Belt. Available in Cool Gray, Titanium, or White plinth colors. Click here for RP1 Performance Pack Manufacturer Info Web Page.

Rega Research RP1 Performance Pack

RP1 Performance Pack – $195. US Retail. Have a Rega RP1 turntable and you want to kick it up a notch? Get the RP1 Performance Pack. You will get Rega Bias2 Phono Cartridge (a very nice upgrade over the stock Ortofon cartridge), The better wool turntable mat from the RP3/6 tables, and to top it off the White Rega Reference Belt. A terrier value for $195 as all these items bought separately would cost you over $250! Click here for RP1 Performance Pack Manufacturer Info Web Page.

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If I may chime in...I think this is a very good idea. The primary reason why I did not consider a Filarmonia is the lack of remote volume adjustment; a key tool when listening to music with huge swings in dynamics. So a power amp would allow matching a remote capable pre-amp...yay! 40 WPC would be a heck of a lot more versatile, but I'm no engineer. So YES to a power amp, but maybe a bit more oomph for output? BTW...weren't they also working on a interesting speaker system?

The synergy between these integrateds and the Merlins is really unbelievable! I have not hear them on any other speakers? I hated not having the remote but the sonics make it tolerable. I never thought the sonics of the ARS and Merlins would eclipse the Magnepans and Soundlabs I have loved for decades but I honestly believe this system is the best overall system I have owned over the decades. If they develop a separate amp does that mean that they would also develop a preamp to go with it. If they have their own speakers that might be the hot set-up. Rich, sure you have heard the new ARS speakers and you know the Merlins better than anyone else? How do the overall sonics compare?

For folks how are curious about the Ars-Sonum Canon speaker, here is a pic of one sitting next to a Gran Filarmonia to help give you an idea of the size/design. First order crossover design, 8 ohms, 94dB efficient, easy to drive impedance curve (great for tube amps), very high quality parts in the crossover, etc. It is a 2 way design.

After some discussion with Ricardo at Ars Sonum this morning, he is going to make a Armonia amplifier for us which should be here in October. The price may actually work it to be a bit more than the Filarmonia integrated as the more versatile optimized power transformers that may be used cost more to make than the ones in the Filarmonia integrated. It should look very close to the rendered/p-shopped image above. The Armonia will be a special USA (North America) only model as well.