REGA ELICIT Mk5
£2000 / go.stuff.tv/Elicit5
Rega is not the sort of company to rush things. So the fact that the latest version of its extraordinarily accomplished Elicit stereo amplifier includes some (whisper it) digital elements can mean only one thing: non-analogue audio might just have what it takes to stick around.
But just because everyone else acknowledged this before Rega, that doesn’t mean the company has abandoned its principles. Sure, there’s a 24-bit/192kHz Wolfson DAC on board that’s accessible via the digital optical and