The Story
The Apheta is the second generation of Rega's unique moving coil cartridges. Taking the technology developed from the first Apheta to the next level, Rega's engineers have fine tuned every aspect of the original design.
Apheta 2 features a super high-powered, neodymium magnet and a coil meticulously hand wound on an iron cross that is fifty percent smaller than the original. This weight reduction allows a greater freedom to track the vinyl groove, ensuring even more detail is extracted from the vinyl.
- A unique design.
- Conventional MC cartridges utilize a steel suspension system (tie wire) which creates a high amplitude H.F. resonance (normally around 8-12kHz). Such resonance is unacceptable and is usually damped by a rudimentary piece of foam rubber.
- However, the foam rubber deteriorates with age and cannot prevent the complete structure from vibrating and "ringing".
- The specifics and adjustment of the tie wire and damping determine whether the cartridge is under damped (bright) or over damped (warm and bass heavy).
- A happy medium is rarely achieved.
- This encouraged Rega to pursue a new direction inspired by modern materials and the basic laws of magnetism. The Apheta 2 contains neither a tie wire nor a foam damper.
- Moving coil aficionados will all recognise the long search for super clear, high frequency combined with firm, tight bass.
Description
The Apheta is the second generation of Rega's unique moving coil cartridges. Taking the technology developed from the first Apheta to the next level, Rega's engineers have fine tuned every aspect of the original design.
Apheta 2 features a super high-powered, neodymium magnet and a coil meticulously hand wound on an iron cross that is fifty percent smaller than the original. This weight reduction allows a greater freedom to track the vinyl groove, ensuring even more detail is extracted from the vinyl.
- A unique design.
- Conventional MC cartridges utilize a steel suspension system (tie wire) which creates a high amplitude H.F. resonance (normally around 8-12kHz). Such resonance is unacceptable and is usually damped by a rudimentary piece of foam rubber.
- However, the foam rubber deteriorates with age and cannot prevent the complete structure from vibrating and "ringing".
- The specifics and adjustment of the tie wire and damping determine whether the cartridge is under damped (bright) or over damped (warm and bass heavy).
- A happy medium is rarely achieved.
- This encouraged Rega to pursue a new direction inspired by modern materials and the basic laws of magnetism. The Apheta 2 contains neither a tie wire nor a foam damper.
- Moving coil aficionados will all recognise the long search for super clear, high frequency combined with firm, tight bass.
