The Ania head was inspired by the success of our Apheta and Aphelion MC models. Ania uses the same complex hand wound micro-coil found in the rest of the range and is housed in a unique highly rigid PPS body. This body has an exceptionally thoughtful design including Rega's three point mounting, to optimize fit to the tonearm which automatically sets the correct overhang when fitted to a Rega tonearm.
The new body is protected by a CAD-designed clear hard cover to protect the fine internal wires, making handling during assembly safe and risk-free. Ania is equipped with a very high power neodymium magnet and a coil meticulously hand wound on an iron micro-cross. This painstaking assembly allows us a greater ability to trace the vinyl, ensuring that even more detail is extracted from it.
Welcome to the world of moving coils
The Rega MC cartridge design is unique in its approach to achieving an ultra-low mass generator that is undamped (no connecting wire), using a unique rhombic pivot for the cantilever powered by a specially designed neodymium magnet system, exclusive to Rega. This type of design requires a cartridge body engineered to zero tolerance, which is Rega's area of expertise; with the Apheta 3 and Aphelion 2 products these cartridges are machined from a single piece of high quality aluminum. This is a difficult and costly process which requires all of Rega's many years of experience. In particular, “zero tolerance” of the body is required in the alignment and dimension of the pivot bearing mounting hole and magnet mechanism mounting hole relationship.