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Rega iO
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Exactly. Lets leave the tribalism outside of this hobby please guys. This is ASR. Lets strive to be better.
There is one here for review. Look for it soon....
I didn't find any measurements of the IO, but looking at the model above, the Brio: performance is certainly nothing to rave about and the power output is quite anemic for the 799€ asked...
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I would not expect much from this (but ask to be surprised). Whatever it is built in England or not.
REGA Brio
Rega jest kojarzona przede wszystkim z gramofonami. Słusznie - firma z pewnością nie ma nic przeciwko temu, skoro renesans winylu ponownie ...
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Rega Brio integrated amplifier Measurements
Sidebar 2: Measurements All of the following measurements, except as noted, were taken with the level control set to a position at which an input of 100mV results in an output of 1W (approximately 2:00 o'clock). The overall gain at this position is 29.2dB; the Brio's gain with the level control...
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I would not expect much from this (but ask to be surprised). Whatever it is built in England or not.
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Many would disagree ...I didn't find any measurements of the IO, but looking at the model above, the Brio: performance is certainly nothing to rave about and the power output is quite anemic for the 799€ asked...
REGA Brio
Rega jest kojarzona przede wszystkim z gramofonami. Słusznie - firma z pewnością nie ma nic przeciwko temu, skoro renesans winylu ponownie ...
Stereo: Produkt
Rega Brio integrated amplifier Measurements
Sidebar 2: Measurements All of the following measurements, except as noted, were taken with the level control set to a position at which an input of 100mV results in an output of 1W (approximately 2:00 o'clock). The overall gain at this position is 29.2dB; the Brio's gain with the level control...
I would not expect much from this. Whatever it is built in England or not.
Let's wait for the actual measurements from Amirm he has just promised us.
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The Io has been all but ignored or at least played down in many larger UK Rega dealers as it's been so easy to upsell to the Brio R I gather and which offers a bit more power. I spent a morning using an Io and at moderate volume levels into '85dB approx. speakers, liked what I 'heard' and also liked using it (I didn't need the remote control). It's £379 here in its home market, so somewhere near where the ancient original NAD 3020 or Creek 4040 (a once popular UK low cost starter amp) was, taking inflation into account. Dealer bought, it'll have a nice warranty with it and in the UK, the factory are amazing still on service should it be needed. Sadly, US prices will push it too high I fear for any real notice to be taken of it.
If older models are anything to go by, the board is 'stuffed' locally to Rega and assembly and testing is done on site, so this will explain why it isn't as cheap as other bargain basement models tested here and which cost next to nothing. It does have a phono stage and remote control though.
If Amir has one to test, I'm girding my loins for a technical assassination frankly, as chasing top measured specs aren't really part of Rega's electronics portfolio and furthermore, I suspect the output will be far too meek to generate any enthusiasm here. In its defence, it should have a long service life with any luck (the Brio R donor 'chassis' has been reliable I think for fourteen years or so and counting), where some of these cheap chip amps which seem to fly so high when new may not have been so lucky?
If older models are anything to go by, the board is 'stuffed' locally to Rega and assembly and testing is done on site, so this will explain why it isn't as cheap as other bargain basement models tested here and which cost next to nothing. It does have a phono stage and remote control though.
If Amir has one to test, I'm girding my loins for a technical assassination frankly, as chasing top measured specs aren't really part of Rega's electronics portfolio and furthermore, I suspect the output will be far too meek to generate any enthusiasm here. In its defence, it should have a long service life with any luck (the Brio R donor 'chassis' has been reliable I think for fourteen years or so and counting), where some of these cheap chip amps which seem to fly so high when new may not have been so lucky?
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My uneducated guess from looking at the picture of the insides is that it should be ok to repair, so there is no reason this won't last a very long time.
It reminds me of an old Naim nait, which I like.
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