{"id":144308,"date":"2022-04-28T10:59:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T09:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=144308"},"modified":"2022-04-28T11:00:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T10:00:04","slug":"rega-elicit-mk5-integrated-amplifier-with-phono-stage-and-dac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/rega-elicit-mk5-integrated-amplifier-with-phono-stage-and-dac\/","title":{"rendered":"Rega Elicit MK5: Integrated amplifier with phono stage and DAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The British company\u00a0<b>Rega<\/b>\u00a0has officially introduced a new model of integrated stereo amplifier\u00a0<b>Elicit MK5<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Made in a classic design, the amplifier develops a power of\u00a0<b>105 watts into an\u00a0<\/b><b>8 ohm<\/b>\u00a0load\u00a0.\u00a0Functional equipment includes a built-in moving magnet phono stage, a digital-to-analog converter on a\u00a0<b>Wolfson<\/b>\u00a0chip, and a headphone output.\u00a0The preamplifier section uses FET circuitry from a top-of-the-\u00a0<b>line Rega Aethos amplifier, and\u00a0<\/b><b>Sanken<\/b>\u00a0transistors are installed in the output stage\u00a0.\u00a0<b>Alps<\/b>\u00a0high-quality potentiometer is responsible for volume control\u00a0.\u00a0To connect signal sources, there are 4 line inputs on RCA, optical and coaxial digital inputs.\u00a0The amplifier weighs\u00a0<b>12.5 kilograms<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-144309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rega-Elicit-MK5-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Rega Elicit MK5\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rega-Elicit-MK5-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rega-Elicit-MK5-800x400.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rega-Elicit-MK5-1080x540.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rega-Elicit-MK5-770x385.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rega-Elicit-MK5-1536x768.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rega-Elicit-MK5-2048x1024.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rega-Elicit-MK5-480x240.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rega Elicit MK5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rega.co.uk\/products\/elicit-mk5\" rel=\"noopener\"> Rega Elicit MK5<\/a><\/b>\u00a0integrated amplifier will be priced at\u00a0<b>\u00a32,000<\/b>\u00a0in the UK\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Features:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bullet-list green-bullets\">\n<li>105 W per channel into 8\u00a0\u2126<\/li>\n<li>High quality moving magnet phono\u00a0stage<\/li>\n<li>2 x Digital inputs &#8211; 1 x optical and 1 x\u00a0Co-Axial<\/li>\n<li>High performance Rega DAC circuit for digital\u00a0inputs<\/li>\n<li>4 Line level\u00a0inputs<\/li>\n<li>Headphone\u00a0input<\/li>\n<li>Direct\u00a0Input<\/li>\n<li>Record\u00a0input<\/li>\n<li>New advanced\u00a0pre-amplifier<\/li>\n<li>Alps volume\u00a0potentiometer<\/li>\n<li>Thermal\u00a0Cut-Out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- FeedbackWP Plugin --><div        class=\"rmp-widgets-container rmp-wp-plugin rmp-main-container js-rmp-widgets-container js-rmp-widgets-container--144308 \"        data-post-id=\"144308\">        <!-- Rating widget -->    <div class=\"rmp-rating-widget js-rmp-rating-widget\" role=\"group\" aria-labelledby=\"rmp-title-144308\">                    <p class=\"rmp-heading rmp-heading--title\" id=\"rmp-title-144308\">                Rate this product            <\/p>                        <div class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons\">            <ul class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons-list js-rmp-rating-icons-list\" role=\"radiogroup\" aria-label=\"Rating from 1 to 5\">                                                        <li                            class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons-list__icon js-rmp-rating-item\"                            data-descriptive-rating=\"Not at all useful\"                            data-value=\"1\"                            role=\"radio\"                            aria-checked=\"false\"                            aria-label=\"1 out of 5: Not at all useful\"                            tabindex=\"0\"                    >                        <i class=\"js-rmp-rating-icon rmp-icon rmp-icon--ratings rmp-icon--star \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>                    <\/li>                                                        <li                            class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons-list__icon js-rmp-rating-item\"                            data-descriptive-rating=\"Somewhat useful\"                            data-value=\"2\"                            role=\"radio\"                            aria-checked=\"false\"                            aria-label=\"2 out of 5: Somewhat useful\"                            tabindex=\"-1\"                    >                        <i class=\"js-rmp-rating-icon rmp-icon rmp-icon--ratings rmp-icon--star \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>                    <\/li>                                                        <li                            class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons-list__icon js-rmp-rating-item\"                            data-descriptive-rating=\"Useful\"                            data-value=\"3\"                            role=\"radio\"                            aria-checked=\"false\"                            aria-label=\"3 out of 5: Useful\"                            tabindex=\"-1\"                    >                        <i class=\"js-rmp-rating-icon rmp-icon rmp-icon--ratings rmp-icon--star \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>                    <\/li>                                                        <li                            class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons-list__icon js-rmp-rating-item\"                            data-descriptive-rating=\"Fairly useful\"                            data-value=\"4\"                            role=\"radio\"                            aria-checked=\"false\"                            aria-label=\"4 out of 5: Fairly useful\"                            tabindex=\"-1\"                    >                        <i class=\"js-rmp-rating-icon rmp-icon rmp-icon--ratings rmp-icon--star \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>                    <\/li>                                                        <li                            class=\"rmp-rating-widget__icons-list__icon js-rmp-rating-item\"                            data-descriptive-rating=\"Very useful\"                            data-value=\"5\"                            role=\"radio\"                            aria-checked=\"false\"                            aria-label=\"5 out of 5: Very useful\"                            tabindex=\"-1\"                    >                        <i class=\"js-rmp-rating-icon rmp-icon rmp-icon--ratings rmp-icon--star \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>                    <\/li>                            <\/ul>        <\/div>        <p class=\"rmp-rating-widget__hover-text js-rmp-hover-text\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/p>                <button class=\"rmp-rating-widget__submit-btn rmp-btn js-submit-rating-btn\">            Submit Rating        <\/button>        <div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">            <p class=\"rmp-rating-widget__results js-rmp-results rmp-rating-widget__results--hidden\">                Average rating <span class=\"rmp-rating-widget__results__rating js-rmp-avg-rating\">0<\/span> \/ 5. 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