Nominal output is a fairly average 350ОјV so it needs a proper MC phono stage or a step-up and MM stage to get adequate level out. It has a clear cover to protect the fine wires that connect the coil to the output pins and those pins are clearly colour coded to go with the four connections at the end of a tonearm. The fixings are threaded stainless steel inserts that seem to be up to the 0.4nM torque recommended for RegaвЂ™s metal body cartridges. Elliptical styli are less expensive than line contact nude types and ironically, easier to align.ДЄnia, which apparently means grace in Polish, retains RegaвЂ™s preferred three point fixing, a system that not only confers a considerably stronger attachment to the headshell but also provides automatic alignment on Rega turntables. The other difference is the stylus which is elliptical rather than the Vital nude profile of the other Rega MCs. Where it differs is the material used in the body, whereas the вЂbiggerвЂ™ models have an aluminium structure Ania is made out of PPS, a вЂhighly rigidвЂ™ moulded plastic which helps keep the price down to half that asked for the Apheta 2. There are more similarities between Ania and both the Apheta 2 and Aphelion than there are differences, the shape of the body is the same and it contains the same tiny iron cross and coil assembly as those two outstanding cartridges. With a range thatвЂ™s trebled in recent times Rega have clearly got their MC production line up to speed, Ania is the latest and least expensive moving coil that the company has made but it has a lot in common with its pricier range mates.

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