It isn't very often that we get to review a single-make system that isn't a smartspeaker or exotica from Linn, & certainly not a vinyl-playing one.

Beer Budget

Much to our delight, our chums at Rega have furnished us with their brand-new Kyte loudspeakers, which means we can blog about a single-manufacturer vinyl system for around the £1100 mark, instead of a rig with an extra zero on the end, fun though that may be.

This looks familiar

The observant amongst you will recognise the Rega Planar 1, probably the most popular item we sell & deserved of it's cult status in teenage bedrooms across the planet. Acting upon feedback from customers that a Brio amplifier at around £600 was possibly a touch salty for the average Planar 1 owner, Rega developed the IO amplifier (a compacted Brio with fewer inputs – but crucially still fitted with a tidy MM phono stage) as a suitable partner for under £400. The Secret Squirrels did a great job, the IO is characterful, enormous fun and I'd choose it over something mainstream any day of the week.

Gosh, you've been busy, you’ll be needing a sit down.

Not wishing to rest on their laurels and surprising the hell out of all of us, Rega announced the Kyte compact loudspeakers last year. Alas Covid-19 starved many manufacturers of components (Rega included) and so production was pushed back until quite recently. They are deserving of a blog post all their own, such is their design. Rega have invested considerably in their technology, going so far as to partner with another British materials development company and they are very proud of their results; they should be, these Kytes are really enjoyable.

That all sounds fine, when's my turn then?

This system is playing upstairs in our dem room as I type and it sounds great; there's enough go in it to rattle your jewelery and shake you all night long*. If you want to hear it for yourself (and why wouldn’t you?), you can arrange an appointment for a demonstration by calling Nic, Chris or Ade in Swansea on 01792 474608 or by emailing us via swansea@audio-t.co.uk

Oh and bring some records.

*with profound apologies to John Lennon and AC/DC

Thanks for reading

Ade, Nic & Chris - Audio T Swansea

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