{"id":151372,"date":"2022-11-27T07:25:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T07:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=151372"},"modified":"2022-11-27T07:25:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T07:25:08","slug":"rega-elex-mk4-the-fourth-reincarnation-of-the-popular-integrated-amplifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/rega-elex-mk4-the-fourth-reincarnation-of-the-popular-integrated-amplifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Rega Elex Mk4: The fourth reincarnation of the popular integrated amplifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The British company\u00a0Rega\u00a0introduced the fourth generation of the\u00a0Elex\u00a0integrated amplifier , equipped with a built-in DAC unit, a moving magnet (MM) phono stage and a headphone amplifier.\u00a0The previous version of the Elex-R amplifier was introduced eight years ago, and the model update has become more than relevant.<\/p>\n<p>The novelty is even stylistically more harmonious with the current line of the company.\u00a0In addition, the amplifier circuitry has been improved and a DAC-R DAC block has been added, capable of processing PCM digital streams with parameters up to 24 bit \/ 192 kHz, coming through a coaxial or optical input.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/240_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Rega\u00a0Elex\u00a0Mk4\u00a0output stages\u00a0operate in class AB and provide 72 watts per channel when driven into an 8 ohm load and 90 watts into a 6 ohm load.\u00a0The switching arsenal includes four linear unbalanced analog inputs on RCA connectors, a phono input and two digital inputs &#8211; optical and galvanically isolated coaxial.\u00a0There are also two analog outputs here &#8211; a linear one for recording and an output from a preamplifier.\u00a0On the front panel there is a 6.3 mm jack socket for connecting headphones.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/241_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the UK, the Rega\u00a0Elex\u00a0Mk4\u00a0integrated amplifier\u00a0is already on sale for \u00a3\u00a01,199 .<\/p>\n<h3>Specs:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Output power:\u00a072 watts (8 ohms), 90 watts (6 ohms)<\/li>\n<li>Digital input parameters: PCM, up to 24 bit\/192 kHz<\/li>\n<li>Power Consumption : 250 Watts<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions (W x H x D): 43.2 x 8.2 x 34.0 cm<\/li>\n<li>Weight\u00a0:\u00a011 kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British company\u00a0Rega\u00a0introduced the fourth generation of the\u00a0Elex\u00a0integrated amplifier , equipped with a built-in DAC unit, a moving magnet (MM) phono stage and a headphone amplifier.\u00a0The previous version of the Elex-R amplifier was introduced eight years ago, and the model update has become more than relevant. The novelty is even stylistically more harmonious with the [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/rega-elex-mk4-the-fourth-reincarnation-of-the-popular-integrated-amplifier\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":151373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-151372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hi-fi","tag-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}