We’ve had our first glimpse of Rega’s high-end pre/power amps at the Bristol Show

Rega has unveiled a few world exclusives at this year’s Bristol Hi-Fi Show. The British brand always has a surprise or two to show us ahead of the official launch, and this year we are treated to a few new models to delight fans attending the popular consumer event. 

Let’s kick things off with a new reference Mercury preamplifier and Solis power. We only have a few details at the moment” the Solis power amp boasts 165W per channel, whereas the Mercury has a variety of analogue and digital inputs, including USB type B. There’s also a bespoke Rega DAC housed within the Mercury.

This new pre-power combo joins the rest of Rega’s top reference line including the Aura phono stage and the Naia turntable, which we first saw at last year’s Bristol Hi-Fi Show. The Naia/Aphelion 2 turntable is a stunning five-star spinner, so here’s hoping Rega can bolster its hi-fi stable with the Solis and Mercury.

Also on show is the ND7, a moving magnet cartridge due for release later this year. Developed over a period of 10 years, the new ND7 is a new design which teases “next level” performance via a high-performance diamond stylus, neodymium rare earth metal magnet and a glass-filled PPS body. Like most of the company’s products, the ND7 is hand-made in Rega’s factory in Essex. The ND7 cartridge will cost you £450.