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The Elicit MK5 stereo integrated amplifier is designed and built to the highest standard. Housed in Rega's latest custom case to match the rest of the Rega range, the MK5 builds on previous Rega designs by using Rega's multi-award-winning Class A/B power amplifier circuit to deliver a powerful 105 W per channel into 8 Ω loads (127 W into 6 Ω). Rega's engineers have designed a new Rega DAC circuit offering digital connectivity and greater integration with a variety of other products. Rega has taken great care to incorporate a high-quality MM phono stage and the headphone output has been configured such that the speaker switching is performed by the output mute relay to avoid obstructing the signal path.

The heart of your music — The new Elicit MK5 calls on decades of electronic design experience. It is a complex blend of three of Rega's most successful products which promises to deliver big on sound, power, features and style. The Elicit MK5 is capable of driving difficult loudspeakers with ease and will integrate perfectly into any audio system by offering a wide range of connectivity options. In addition to line, digital, and a high-quality moving magnet (MM) phono input, you will also find pre-out, Direct in, Record loop functionality and the high-performance headphone output.

The Elicit MK5 in black from the front left and above, full width case, buttons and input markers along the fascia beside the volume knob

The Elicit MK5 now shares other design features taken directly from the highly acclaimed Aethos amplifier. You will find the same discrete FET based pre-amplifier circuit, plus an Alps volume potentiometer has been introduced to further improve sonic and technical performance. As you would expect, special attention has been paid to the selection of key audio components. Discrete circuitry, high-quality relays, polypropylene capacitors, and Sanken output transistors are used throughout the design.

The galvanically/optically isolated digital inputs utilise a Wolfson S/PDIF receiver IC to provide exceptional detail and clarity from any connected source. Output is provided by a Wolfson DAC and Rega designed discrete line-driver circuit. The new Elicit MK5 calls upon decades of award-winning experience in amplifier and digital circuit design which culminates in a perfectly engineered balance of reliability, connectivity and above all, accurate music reproduction.

More photographs

The Elicit MK5 straight on from the front, its red input markers lit across the fascia and the volume knob at the right
Macro of the Elicit MK5 fascia: the large volume knob, the Direct and Record buttons at its right and the D1, D2 and mute markers at its left
The Elicit MK5 seen from directly above with the lid off: the red and white toroidal transformer, the green main board and the rear socket bank
Close three-quarter view of the Elicit MK5 rear panel, the labelled RCA rows for phono, line, record and pre-amp beside four gold binding posts

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