Aethos

About the Aethos

The Rega Aethos integrated amplifier features a custom-designed case and employs four 160 W 16 Amp output transistors per channel, delivering 156 W per channel into 6 Ω and 125 W into 8 Ω. It uses a dual mono design with a custom wound toroidal transformer and regulated power supplies for sensitive amplification and driver stages. The pre-amplifier stage is fully class-A discrete circuitry. The amplifier includes five line inputs, a headphone socket, remote control, direct input, record output, and pre-amp output. It has a no-compromise design focused on faithful music reproduction, utilizing high-spec components such as polypropylene capacitors throughout the signal path and K-Power reservoir capacitors. The headphone output is integrated with speaker switching via an output mute relay to avoid signal path degradation. The volume control is a combined feedback and passive system improving channel balance and reducing noise. The Aethos weighs 17.5 kg and measures 433 x 95 x 360 mm (WxHxD). It comes with a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects and is designed for long-term reliability and musical enjoyment. Notably, it does not include a built-in phono stage, as it is intended to be paired with external phono preamps, especially for moving coil cartridges.