ratrat
January 23, 2026, 4:21pm
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Couple of stories to share with you
Might also assist OP with deliberations…
Story one.
Was with @BasicallySound , two weeks ago, auditioning one or two things…
Their demonstration Rega Naia arrived during the morning.
At some point, Graham set it up in the next demo’ room, with their Naim 300 system, which was left out from their 300 series demo’ session, previous evening.
Later that day, realised it was being used in the next room and curiosity drew me in. Just for fun, Graham played a few tracks and we both marvelled at the “straight out of the box” music we were listening to.…
Naia + Aria was stunning.
Likely one of the most impressive TT Phono combo’s I’ve heard. (Qualification : I’ve heard a few)
Wondering to this day, what Naia + Aura might sound like ?
Here is story two.
With RP6 + NEO moved from Exact mm to Ania mc.
At the time, was using Rega Fono MM and enjoyed an afternoon at my dealer listening to several phono options for Ania MC cartridge - with Naim amplifiers - including StageLine and Rega Aria.
Going to the end of this story, came away with the Rega Aria. It was so much more capable than the StageLine. But it should be given the cost differential. Also, suspect there might be some synergy to be enjoyed with an all Rega solution.
There are lots more…
Best wishes
R
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