The Sound Organisation, European distributor for Rega has annouced that Rega was approached by the legendary rock band Queen to produce a limited edition, fully licensed turntable to coincide with the release of a new Queen 180g vinyl LP boxset of their 15 studio albums, which have been sourced from the original master tapes mastered by Bob Ludwig and cut at Abbey Road studios. The English based Rega brand perfectly reflects the English band, complementiong one anothers musical achievements.
Turntable Features:
•Based on the Rega RP1
•Custom designed high gloss black acrylic laminated plinth with gold silk screened ‘Queen by Rega’ logo
•Hand built RB101 tonearm
•Factory fitted Rega Carbon moving magnet cartridge
•Low noise low vibration 24v synchronous high performance motor
•Queen dust cover lid badge
•Silk screened ‘Queen Crest’ platter from artwork created by Freddie Mercury
A limited run of only 2000 turntables are to be produced at Rega’s England facility with just 200 to be made available to the US market. The new limited edition turntable will be available exclusively through The Sound Organisation’s authorized Rega dealers at an MSRP of $650 U.S. including RB101 tone arm and Rega Carbon MM Cartridge. Available now for pre-order, the turntable is expected to begin shipping in late September. Look for more information at: http://www.soundorg.com
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