Rega Ania Pro Phono Cartridge

Name: Rega Ania Pro Phono Cartridge
Brand: Rega
Price: 1950.00 NZD
Availability: InStock

$1,950.00

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The latest member of Rega's Rega MC cartridge range, the Ania Pro uses the advanced Vital profile nude diamond stylus. This profile is designed to extract as much detail from the vinyl surface as possible. The Ania Pro delivers tight bass warm mid-ranges and accurate top end frequencies to offer a well balanced and detailed performance.

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Specifications

Tracking pressure: 1.75 - 2.00 g
Input load impedance: 100 Ω
Output impedance: 10 Ω
Nominal output voltage: 350 μV
Channel balance: ≥ 20 μV
Separation: ≥ -29 dB
Mass: 6 g

With the Ania Pro Rega have delivered a moving coil with many clear strengths and no obvious shortcomings

The Ear

Listen like a Pro

Using the unique hand-wound micro coil found in the rest of the MC range, the Ania Pro is housed in a unique PPS highly rigid body, ensuring accurate construction and Rega’s three point fixing method which offers the optimum connection to the head-shell while automatically setting overhang. The new body is protected by a CAD designed, red rigid cover to protect the internal fine wires, making handling when fitting, safe and risk free. The Ania Pro features a super high-powered, neodymium magnet and a coil meticulously hand wound on to an iron micro cross. This miniature assembly allows us greater freedom to track the vinyl groove guaranteeing even more detail is extracted from the vinyl. All of these features combine to deliver a balanced and dynamic performance that will engage you with your vinyl like never before. The Ania Pro is the perfect partner for the Planar 6 and Planar 8 turntable with a factory fitted option available for both.

Speed, clarity & detail

Rega’s Moving Coil cartridge design is built around a unique, ultra-low mass undamped generator using a rhomboid pivot and a proprietary Neodymium magnet system, exclusive to Rega. Achieving the required precision demands a zero-tolerance cartridge body—something Rega has mastered over decades. In flagship models like the Apheta 3 and Aphelion, this body is machined from a single block of aluminium, ensuring perfect alignment between the pivot and magnet mountings.

For the Ania Pro, Rega developed a new body using Polyphenylene Sulphide (PPS-Fortron), a polymer reinforced with 40% glass. Its hardness and post-moulding stability were ideal—but moulding its complex shape presented a major challenge. After successful SLA prototyping, Rega commissioned its most intricate high-pressure injection mould to date. Built over a year by a senior toolmaker using micron-precision Swiss EDM CNC machines, the mould features eight major components, four of which move in perfect synchrony to produce each cartridge body.

Paired with stainless steel inserts, the rhomboid pivot system, and a diamond-tipped elliptical stylus on a low-mass generator, the Ania Pro delivers exceptional musicality, clarity, speed, and detail—offering performance previously unseen at this price.

Who is this for?

The Ania Pro is for the vinyl listener ready to make the step from moving magnet to moving coil, or who wants the character of Rega's MC range without stretching to the Apheta 3. It sits naturally between the two — and earns its place convincingly.

It's the ideal upgrade for a Planar 3 owner wanting to hear what their turntable is truly capable of, and the standard factory-fit on the Planar 6 for good reason. Fast, open and warmly detailed, it rewards long listening sessions without ever becoming fatiguing. Fitting to any Rega tonearm is effortless — the three-point fixing sets overhang automatically, no protractor needed.

You'll need a phono stage with a moving coil input; Rega's Fono MC or Aria are natural partners. And when the stylus eventually wears, Rega's exchange programme means a fully rebuilt replacement costs significantly less than buying new — making this a genuinely long-term investment.

What is the Rega Ania Pro MC cartridge designed to do?

The Rega Ania Pro is a high-performance moving coil (MC) phono cartridge designed to deliver detailed, engaging, and musically coherent vinyl playback. It sits in Rega’s upper mid-range MC lineup and is intended to bring many of the sonic qualities of the Apheta series to more accessible systems.

What makes the Ania Pro different from the standard Ania?

The Ania Pro uses a nude fine-line stylus profile (rather than the simpler elliptical stylus in the standard Ania), which improves groove contact, tracking accuracy, and high-frequency detail retrieval.

What type of sound does the Rega Ania Pro produce?

It delivers a lively, detailed, and rhythmically engaging presentation with strong midrange clarity and excellent timing. It is slightly more refined and revealing than the standard Ania while maintaining musical flow.

What turntables is the Ania Pro designed for?

It is designed primarily for mid-to-high-level Rega turntables such as the Planar 6, Planar 8, and other quality tonearm systems where its performance can be fully realised.

Does the Rega Ania Pro require a phono stage?

Yes. As a low-output moving coil cartridge, it requires a dedicated MC phono stage such as the Rega Fono MC or Rega Aura for optimal performance.

What makes the Ania Pro’s stylus important?

The fine-line stylus shape allows greater contact with the record groove walls, improving resolution, reducing distortion, and enhancing retrieval of subtle musical detail.

How does the Ania Pro improve vinyl playback?

It improves tracking precision, increases detail retrieval, enhances imaging, and delivers a more stable and defined stereo soundstage compared to entry-level MC cartridges.

What type of music does the Ania Pro excel with?

It performs well across all genres, particularly rock, jazz, acoustic, and vocal music where timing, clarity, and energy are important.

How does the Ania Pro compare to the standard Ania?

The Ania Pro offers better resolution, improved stylus geometry, and greater refinement, making it more revealing and capable of handling complex recordings with greater ease.

How does the Ania Pro compare to the Apheta series?

The Apheta cartridges are more advanced and offer higher resolution and tracking performance, but the Ania Pro delivers a similar musical character at a more accessible price point.

Is the Ania Pro sensitive to setup?

Yes. As with all MC cartridges, correct alignment, tracking force, and tonearm matching are important for achieving optimal performance.

Does the Ania Pro require a break-in period?

Yes. Like most moving coil cartridges, it typically improves after several dozen hours of playback as the suspension settles.

What tonal balance does the Ania Pro have?

It is generally neutral and dynamic, with a focus on clarity, timing, and musical energy rather than added warmth or coloration.

Can the Ania Pro reveal differences in vinyl pressings?

Yes. Its resolving ability makes it sensitive to differences in mastering, pressing quality, and recording technique.

Is the Ania Pro suitable for entry-level systems?

It is best suited to mid-level and above systems. It will perform significantly better when paired with a quality turntable, tonearm, and MC phono stage.