Tonyptony has ask me why I prefer the Cambridge 840C over the Rega Apollo and Saturn. First, please understand that this is just an opinion and is what my ears hear in regards to these players. As I said before, I've had both the Rega Apollo and Saturn in my highend system for extensive listening comparisons. When I put the Cambridge player in my system, I immediately heard an air and openess around instruments and vocals that gave them an incredibly live characteristic. To the extent that I never heard from the Rega players. Timbral accuracy in the lower midrange was also uncanny, to the likes I've never heard in a CD player before. Very analog like if you will. Couple that with a more powerful and defined bass line and smoother less bright treble presentation. This is why I prefer the Cambridge over the Regas, and this is why I now own the Cambridge Azur 840C...
Rega Saturn. Is it really a giant killer?
Everything I read on the Rega Apollo says it kills anything in the $1,000 price range and above. The few criticisms say it could be better in the bass and high end.
I also read that the Saturn is a giant killer and a considerable step above the Apollo. More delicate, refined, detailed, great spatially, with very good bass.
Same modest Sanyo transport, same chassis. Can different parts and power supply make this much difference? It still is a relatively light piece (no 40 pound heavyweight) with no special vibrational features or construction that I know of. I've seen a picture of the inside, and it is pretty simple with one decent size transformer.
Then I read someone saying it beat out their Marantz SA11, which is an incredibly built piece with a high end, metal transport, supposedly using some audiophile caps, etc.
How much of this is truth and how much is hype?
I also read that the Saturn is a giant killer and a considerable step above the Apollo. More delicate, refined, detailed, great spatially, with very good bass.
Same modest Sanyo transport, same chassis. Can different parts and power supply make this much difference? It still is a relatively light piece (no 40 pound heavyweight) with no special vibrational features or construction that I know of. I've seen a picture of the inside, and it is pretty simple with one decent size transformer.
Then I read someone saying it beat out their Marantz SA11, which is an incredibly built piece with a high end, metal transport, supposedly using some audiophile caps, etc.
How much of this is truth and how much is hype?
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