Rega NAIA Turntable Reviews

5 Rating 3 Reviews

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“I know you thought your p10 was the endgame turntable but lookout wallet, here comes Naia to upset the wife. Top tier from Rega as always. If you can afford it, get it if not look away now and whatever you do, do not listen to it!!”

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Posted 10 months ago

“As a happy owner of a P10/Apheta3 I was intrigued but also somewhat apprehensive of what improvement the Naia/Aphelion2 might bring, and whether it could justify the large step up in price. But whilst it may look the same, it does indeed provide a considerable improvement in sound quality - there's more poise and subtlety to how the sound is presented, more detail/resolution, and especially more nuance in the vocals which sound much more lifelike. The biggest difference perhaps was in the soundstage which was much closer to a live performance where you can easily discern the individual instruments and the space within which they’re playing. In comparison, going back to the P10 sounded more two-dimensional, less revealing and ultimately less engaging. There's an effortless quality to the Naia that makes it particularly relaxing and enjoyable. In all, I was hearing details and nuances that I haven't heard before via the P10, or via my digital source (Melco/MScaler/Dave), although admittedly HD content (24bit/96kHz) is probably on a par and better in some regards. I listen solely on headphones (Stax) hence there may be other attributes the Naia lacks for some people, but for me it was definitely worth the upgrade and rekindled my love of vinyl. As a side note, it's worth playing around with the bias a little - I found that reducing it from the baseline 1.9 down to around 1.3 brought the music a little more into focus.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I decided to upgrade my 15-year-old VPI Scoutmaster and wanted to try out the Rega Naia and compare it to some similarly priced tables and the Rega P10. The Naia was the clear winner for me, pulling out more detail and presenting instruments as more realistic than anything I have heard before, it's great to be able to play very familiar music and still find there's more to hear. I'm also a fan of the low mass, modern materials and ease of setup of this table, it took a few minutes to set the tracking force and dial in the anti-skating before I was playing music.”

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Posted 1 year ago