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Rega · Moving Coil
$5,545
Not currently in our rooms. For a serious buyer we will often bring a piece in from the manufacturer for a private session — tell us about your system and what you are weighing it against, and we will advise.
Rega · Moving Coil
Rega's reference moving coil: a boron-cantilever, fine-line cartridge that digs out detail you may not know your records hold.
Rega's reference cartridge.
Authorized Rega dealer · Delivery and installation by Pearl Audio · Trade-ins welcome
The story
The Aphelion 2 is the most refined version of Rega's undamped moving-coil design. Its micro cross and coil, wound by hand from 0.018 mm wire, are among the smallest MC generators made. The assembly is built directly onto a solid boron rod cantilever, which is both very stiff and very light. A fine-line nude diamond is mounted through 90 degrees. There is no tie wire or foam damper; the cantilever pivots on a rhomboid pad, driven by Rega's most powerful miniature neodymium magnet. The body is machined from a single piece of black anodized aluminum to zero tolerance, so the pivot and magnet line up exactly with the mounting holes. Rega's three-point fixing sets overhang automatically on a Rega arm.
The Ear's Jason Kennedy found the Aphelion 2 bright and fast at first. After a few weeks it settled into a neutral, very high-resolution sound with wide bandwidth, strong bass and real depth. It resolves differences between pressings so clearly that some original LPs became more engaging than audiophile reissues. What Hi-Fi?, testing it on the Naia, praised its resolution and transparency and its large, deep soundstage. This is a cartridge for a top-tier Rega arm such as the RB3000 or RB Titanium. It needs a quiet MC phono stage with high gain set to 100 Ω.
The Aphelion 2 is Rega's reference cartridge and the top of the range, above the Apheta 3; Rega fits it to the Planar 10 and Naia. Rega cartridges have bonded cantilevers and are not retipped; when a Aphelion 2 wears out, Rega's exchange program supplies a renewed-to-factory-spec Aphelion 2 for $4,545 instead of $5,545, like for like.
| Type | Low-output moving coil (MC), undamped |
| Output | 0.35 mV (350 µV) |
| Internal impedance | 10 Ω |
| Recommended load | 100 Ω, 1000 pF, high gain (Rega's setting for adjustable MC stages) |
| Tracking force | 1.9 g |
| Weight | 6 g |
| Stylus | Fine-line nude diamond, mounted through 90° |
| Cantilever | Boron rod |
| Channel separation / balance | 29 dB or better / within 10 µV |
| Body | One-piece black anodized aluminum, Rega three-point fixing |
| Factory-fitted option on | Planar 10 and Naia turntables |
Rega cartridge trade-in exchange (The Sound Organisation). Rega cartridges have bonded cantilevers and are not retipped. When a Aphelion 2 wears out, return it through us and Rega supplies a renewed Aphelion 2, fully tested and cosmetically perfect, for $4,545 instead of $5,545 (a $1,000 credit). The exchange is like for like.
| Rega trade-in exchange — renewed Aphelion 2 | $4,545 (return your worn Aphelion 2 and receive a renewed-to-factory-spec Aphelion 2; the cantilever is bonded, so Rega exchanges rather than retips; renewed units are usually in dealer stock) |
| Trade in your Rega Aphelion 2 | $4,545 after trade-in (credit $1,000) |
Rega's program covers the current Nd and MC range plus the legacy Exact 2 ($100 off a renewed Exact 2) and Elys 2 ($40) while renewed stock lasts. Moving between models is not part of the published program; ask us. Verified 2026-10-28. Source: Rega pricing catalogue v2025.1, October 2025 (The Sound Organisation) and soundorg.com/cartridge-exchange.
The Rega cartridges Pearl Audio stocks, from least to most expensive:
Plan your Rega system with Pearl Audio
Pearl Audio is an authorized Rega dealer. Ask us to fit it to your Rega turntable, or arrange an audition in our Portland showroom. Call (503) 222-2599 or email sales@pearlaudio.com.
Ownership
Rega cartridges have bonded cantilevers and are not retipped. When a Aphelion 2 wears out, return it through us and Rega supplies a renewed Aphelion 2, fully tested and cosmetically perfect, for $4,545 instead of $5,545 (a $1,000 credit). The exchange is like for like.
Eligible: a worn or damaged Aphelion 2 (like-for-like exchange). Rega's program covers the current Nd and MC range plus the legacy Exact 2 ($100 off a renewed Exact 2) and Elys 2 ($40) while renewed stock lasts. Moving between models is not part of the published program; ask us. Verified 2026-10-28.
Ask us about this trade-in| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Rega trade-in exchange — renewed Aphelion 2 | $4,545 |
Pricing per Rega - 2025-Fall - Price Sheet (The Sound Organisation, October 2025) and soundorg.com/cartridge-exchange/. Programs are set by the manufacturer and may change.
The Pearl Audio experience
A system at this level should be heard, thoughtfully matched, and properly set up. From the first audition to long-term ownership, you work with the same people, in person.
The Aphelion 2 Reference MC Cartridge is not in our rooms at present. When it is the right piece for a client we arrange a demonstration unit from the manufacturer and set it up for a private session.
We deliver and install throughout the Portland area, taking care of placement, connections, ventilation and system configuration ourselves.
We support everything we sell for as long as you own it, whether the answer comes by phone, in your home, or through factory service.
Trade-in assistance and qualifying 100% Trade-Up options give you flexibility when your listening priorities or your system change.
