Rega Brio-R vs Elicit-R

I’ve heard all three but never in a controlled head to head or even at the same time. So it’s difficult to compare with any degree of accuracy. Each will obviously have similar house sound, and as you go up the ladder you’ll get "more" of it - no different than any manufacturer’s lineup.

That said, I believe there are some reviews (you’ll have to look for them) that perhaps indicate that the Elicit-R may be, if memory serves, a bit more forward than the Elex-R. Don’t quote me on that, but when I was researching them 1.5 years ago it seems to me that I saw something like that.

Thanks kren0006 - yeah I’ve read several folks describe it as “more laidback, but also more bright” than the Brio/Elex. Folks seem to say the Elex-R is more of the Brio-R sound, while the Elicit-R is more “refined” but laidback, lacking assertiveness. Does any of this square with your experience? I don’t know how laidback and bright can co-exist frankly...

Sorry, I wouldn't be able to comment with any degree of certainty because I heard them at different times with different speakers and equipment etc.  

I suspect that any differences in tonal balance result from the differing release dates (I think they were released maybe a year apart??) and the latter (which I think was Elex-R and Brio-R, versus Ellicit-R) incorporating some additional knowhow that Rega attained over that year.  But that is just a guess, and I could be off on the dates.  Haven't looked at for quite awhile.

I think the timeline went Brio-R -> Elicit-R -> Elex-R

I am taking my Rega system into the local store to sell on consignment tomorrow...

Elex-R amp
Rega DAC 
Rega RS-7 floor standing speakers