Rega is a company that enjoys being different. Our
ideas might seem strange at first, but everything at
Rega is geared to fulfil our mission statement, which
is quite simply, “We aim to make high quality
products that faithfully reproduce music and sell at
sensible prices.” For thirty years, Rega has attracted
a faithful following which all share a common bond,
their love of music. We don’t expect fancy
packaging or unnecessary frills and gadgets, but
rather, a vehicle that introduces them to the music.
We hope that you find our goals and techniques
interesting and thought provoking. Who knows, it
might even prompt you to audition what we make. If
so, we trust that you will agree that we are
committed to providing the highest level of musical
performance available.
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Setup
There is no written rule about
which way you have your R9
loudspeaker setup within your
room.
However, having a side drive unit
on the speaker would suggest
facing the two drive units outward,
away from each other. This can
prevent mid range frequencies
from being directed at each other
and causing potential sound
deficiencies that could occur if the
two speakers were in close
proximity with each other.
Another fairly unusual
characteristic of the Rega R9
loudspeaker is the bass
attenuation and its position within
a room. Placing the speaker closer
to a wall will increase the bass
significantly and likewise, moving
them away from a wall will reduce
the bass. The attenuation link is
there to increase or decrease the
amount of bass. It is a very subtle
difference, but is extremely
effective.
The bass is also affected by the
volume of the music. More volume
more bass, it’s that simple.
So, when setting up your Rega R9
loudspeakers, it is well worth
having some fun experimenting
with the position, attenuation and
volume to really achieve the
perfect balance of sound that you
are after!
Cable:
The best cables to use with your
R9 loudspeakers are:
Rega ‘Quattro’ which boasts
pioneering new insulation material
not known to be used in Hi-fi
before, and is suitable for both
high performance stereo, custom
installation and multi-room\A.V.
applications.
Rega SC42 which winds the
positive and negative conductors
round a central core using spacer
tubes to lower capacitance and to
ensure the conductors cross at
near right angles (to reduce
inductance).
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