verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message rega research ltd. type private industry consumer electronics founded 1973 headquarters essex england key people roy gandy phil freeman terry bateman and mike stops products hi fi equipment turntables website http www.rega.co.uk rega research ltd. is a high end audio equipment manufacturer based in the uk . rega was founded in 1973 . the company s name was formed of the initials of its two founders relph & gandy . rega are widely known for their turntables cartridges and tonearms and has produced award winning amplification and speakers for over 20 years . 1 in addition to manufacturing products under their own brand name they have also serve as an original equipment manufacturer of turntables and tonearms for other companies such as nad and rotel . rega research is imported and distributed in the us by the sound organisation based in dallas texas . contents 1 history 2 products 3 references 4 external links history edit the rega rp3 record player in addition to making its own brand products rega is an oem supplier . for example rega arms or variants are found in numerous other audiophile turntables . 2 it also manufactured a slightly modified version of its planar 2 with a rb250 arm for nad that was marketed under the nad533 model number . 3 in 2014 rega maintains a custom built factory and has 90 to 100 employees . it has no marketing department but produces every model in the uk and tries to maintain uk based parts suppliers as well . interestingly the only advertisement rega ever ran was to say that it didn t advertise preferring to invest every penny into research and product development . the rega factory is located in southend on sea essex uk east of london . 4 products edit turntables and related components cd players amplifiers loudspeakers list of phonograph manufacturers references edit rega s website the company express machining heavy weight for rega tonearms and the express machining stainless steel end stub for rega rb 250 arm . tnt audio . nad533 . vinyl engine garcia wayne 13 september 2012 . rega rp3 turntable elys 2 cartridge tt psu power supply . the absolute sound . archived from the original on 21 november 2013 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rega research & oldid 737597206 categories audio amplifier manufacturerscompact disc player manufacturerscompanies established in 1973audio equipment manufacturersheadphone amplifier manufacturersloudspeaker manufacturerselectronics companies of the united kingdomphonograph manufacturershidden categories articles needing additional references from november 2012all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschnorsk bokm lt rk e edit links this page was last modified on 3 september 2016 at 21 36 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view