Or bypass the power amplifier by using the Elicit MK5’s pre-out sockets.Ī Record Input/Output increases flexibility, adding another input and fixed output as a minimum (and if you do still own a cassette deck). A ‘Direct Input’ bypasses the pre-amplifier, allowing for devices with volume control (inc AV setups). I listen using a Planar 6 with the Exact MM at home and the difference between Elicit R and Elicit MK5 was one of the biggest changes for me”.įour RCA line inputs complement the MM phono input. “It’s the same MM stage as the previous model but the addition of the Aethos pre-amp has transformed its performance. Kind of reinforcing this, Rega’s Simon Webster says of the MM phono stage: The importance of the pre-amplifier stage is often underestimated (in my experience). The Elicit MK5’s pre-amplifier circuitry is a direct lift from the Aethos (the next model up), and the volume control here comes from a high-quality Alps pot. Also new are optical and coax digital inputs that tap into the unit’s internal Wolfson WM8742 DAC circuit whose output stages were developed in-house by Rega. New to the Elicit MK5 is a headphone output. The power rating remains at 105wpc into 8 Ohms or 162wpc into 4 Ohms. That’s been carried over here, as has the moving magnet phono stage. The R on the previous model indicated remote control. The Elicit MK5 is an integrated amplifier. One thing’s for sure: Rega isn’t in a hurry to switch things up. The immediate forerunner, the Elicit-R MK4, enjoyed a thirteen-year run. As Rega’s product timeline shows, that first amplifier was the Elicit MK1, the direct descendant of the Elicit MK5 reviewed here (£2000 / US$3345 / €2500). Prior to this review, I’d have guessed that Rega amplifiers joined the party around 20 years ago - in fact, it was 1990. Don’t be surprised if it’s a muted cry though company owner Roy Gandy is more the quiet engineering type. Next year is the company’s 50th anniversary, a milestone most would shout loud about. Rega is best known for making turntables, something it’s been doing since 1973.
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