Rega Mercury – reference-level DAC, headphone amplifier, and preamplifier

Rega Mercury – reference level preamplifier

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The Rega Mercury is the manufacturer's latest reference-level preamplifier, designed to bring out the true dynamics and richness of every system – quickly, cleanly, and without compromise. With fully discrete, symmetrical circuit solutions and an integrated DAC module, the Mercury offers seamless connection for both analog and digital sources, as well as a built-in high-end headphone amplifier.

Analog section

• Amplifier circuit: Fully discrete, symmetrical Class A
• Output voltage: 2 V (RCA), 4 V (XLR)
• Frequency response: 8 Hz – 28 kHz (-0.5 dB)
• THD+N: approx. 0.001% (1 kHz)

DAC section

• Connections: USB (asynchronous & galvanically isolated), coaxial S/PDIF, optical S/PDIF
• PCM: 16–32 bit / 44.1–192 kHz
• DSD: DSD64 (DoP)

Headphone amplifier

• Power: 2.5 W / 33 Ω, 0.5 W / 240 Ω
• THD+N: approx. 0.0035%

Connections

• Analog inputs: 1 × XLR, 4 × RCA, 1 × Record In (RCA)
• Analog outputs: 1 × Pre Out RCA, 1 × Pre Out XLR, 1 × Record Out RCA
• Digital inputs: 2 × COAX, 2 × TOSLINK, USB-B (asynchronous, galvanically isolated)
• Control connections: 12V Trigger In/Out