Rega has been making turntables in England for more than 50 years, and the Planar 1 was always the cheapest way in. Not any more. Replay is a new, simpler deck that sits below it, built to get a first-time buyer listening in about a minute.
Rega says it spent three years on the design. The result is a skeletal, low-mass plinth carrying the same RB110 tonearm used on the Planar 1, with a Rega Carbon cartridge already fitted and aligned.
Key Features & Benefits
- Setup in under a minute. Push the balance weight onto the RB110 arm, connect to a phono input, remove the stylus guard and play. No arm balancing, no bias to set.
- RB110 tonearm. Hand-assembled with Rega's patented ultra-low friction bearings and a factory pre-set bias.
- Rega Carbon cartridge. A moving magnet cartridge with a replaceable stylus, fitted and aligned at the factory.
- New drive. A 24 V synchronous motor module, the EBLT belt and a 23 mm phenolic resin platter with a white mat.
- Rega Lifetime Limited Warranty against manufacturing defects (terms can vary by country).
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Who It's For
First-time vinyl buyers and anyone with an amplifier that has an MM phono input. Replay has no built-in phono stage, so it needs either that input or a separate phono preamp such as the Rega Fono MM.
Who should look elsewhere: if you want a phono stage or Bluetooth built into the turntable, a deck like the Cambridge Audio Spira covers that. Replay also changes speed by moving the belt by hand.
Quick Specs
- Type: manual belt drive, 33⅓ and 45 RPM
- Tonearm: Rega RB110, 111 g balance weight
- Cartridge: Rega Carbon moving magnet, pre-fitted
- Motor: 24 V synchronous, EBLT belt
- Platter: 23 mm phenolic resin
- Output: phono RCA, no built-in phono stage
- Size: 41.5 × 11.5 × 32.0 cm with cover, 2.2 kg
- Price: £259 in the UK, $395 in the US, €349 at Soundium
Pros & Cons
Pros: RB110 arm and Carbon cartridge at an entry price, very fast setup, Rega Lifetime Limited Warranty, compact design.
Cons: no built-in phono stage, and manual speed changes.
Where to Buy
Replay is listed at Soundium now for €349. It's a new release and our first units aren't here yet, so it sits in Forthcoming; order it from the Replay page and we'll send it as soon as stock lands.
In Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia you can also get the whole system in one order: the Replay + Fono MM + L/R S Vinyl System pairs the turntable with Rega's Fono MM phono stage and Cambridge Audio's L/R S active speakers for €999 instead of €1,097.
Final Thoughts
Replay doesn't try to be clever. It takes the parts that make a Rega sound like a Rega and removes the setup that scares newcomers away. We'll have it at Soundium, ready to pair with a phono stage and speakers.