Rating
Reviewed by:
Capeman
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
March 8, 2007Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
 5 of 5
Used product for
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Review 1 of 155
Price Paid:
$0.00 Summary:
This a great little CD player that can be picked up quite cheaply second hand. If you can stand top loaders this one could make you think twice, i find it very easy to live with.
The Planet as all good CD players should do, delivers good detail and gives an accurate representation of whats on the disc. Solid bass with a natural feel is something noticed right away. The Planet just sounds right, natural, as it should, proving itself good value over and over again.
CD text and the ability to turn off the display are little things that aid the late night listening sessions. Strengths:
Bass is smooth
Treble clean
CD text
Diplay off Weaknesses:
Build quality is decent not noteworthy Similar Products Used:
Rega Apollo
Cambridge audio 540, 640, 840
Denon DCD 700, DCD 1500
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Reviewed by:
bobbo
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
December 12, 2004Overall Rating
4 of 5
Value Rating
4 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month Visitors rate this review
3.22 of 5,
9.00 votes
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Review 2 of 155
Price Paid:
$250.00
from Used Summary:
First of all, this player looks very cool. This is clearly not the main reason for buying a new CD player but it helps. I figured my old Philips player wasn't state of the art and that it might be an idea to try something else. After all it looked horrible and the remote was among the worst piece of design i have ever seen. I wasn't sure that I would actually hear any differance with my current equipment, Audiolab 8000 A and Dali 606, but to my supprise I allmost instantly started to like the sound of this player.
The sound of this player is very natural and in some sense modest. Clearly there are players that are more revealing. I figure people with extermly revealing equipment, say barn door sized electrostats, would find this player rather dull. The Planet adds warmth to the sound and it doesn't feel like it adds any extra stress to the sound. Which is good if you intend to listen more than 30 minutes. As a person sitting around the house doing anti social stuff such as writing reviews of CD players you have to love this "I can listen for 6 hours straight without getting stressed out' feature. The bass is also a plus beaing very thight and easy to follow and feels very musical.
The only weakness I can find with this player is that it might be subject to wreckage when throwing drunken parties at home due to the loading mechanism. This player is top loaded which in my opintion is cool but I figure it might be fragile. People, that want to change CD while being under the influence, tend to screw stuff up unless it looks like a standard tray player. Strengths:
Sounds very natural.
Nice bass.
Makes Diamanda Galas listenable for longer sessions. Weaknesses:
Top loading might cause problems. Similar Products Used:
Nothing really.
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Rating
Reviewed by:
ruhayatx
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
July 21, 2004Overall Rating
4 of 5
Value Rating
4 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year Visitors rate this review
1.50 of 5,
2.00 votes
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Review 3 of 155
Price Paid:
$0.00
from Swap Summary:
I have the original Rega Planet CD player which I had swapped for with my Quad 77 CD. My first impression, compared to the 77CD, was that it sounded more like the Quad CD67, which has always been my favourite player.
I've tried this player in two systems, and in both cases it acquitted itself successfully:
1. Quad 34/306 amps with Harbeth P3 speakers
2. Densen DM10 amp with Dynaudio Audience 50 speakers
My goal has always been to achieve a relaxed sound that still packs a lot of detail. Like the CD67 the Planet is airy and laidback, yet quite dynamic. It's not hifi-ish in the sense that it adds something to the sound or brings attention to itself. It just sits in the system and is content to just play CDs.
Overall, I'm happier with the Planet than I was with the 77CD. It's fabulous for female vocals and you can hear metal strings on acoustic guitars. At the same time it fares pretty well with rock and dance tracks, too, so I'd say it just pips the Quad CD67 to the post sound-wise (the CD67 was a bit more selective of what it sounds good with).
I also like the idiosyncratic styling of the original Planet more than the revised ones, which I'd say is more conformist. God knows we need more individualism in today's MTV-fied world! Strengths:
Natural, lifelike presentation Weaknesses:
Could be a bit bland sometimes Similar Products Used:
Quad 77 CD, Quad CD67, Arcam Alpha 5 Plus CD, Rotel RCD965BX, Marantz CD4000 (yuck), Marantz CD50SE, Marantz CD40.
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Rating
Reviewed by:
bkbonham
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
March 1, 2004Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
1.00 votes
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Review 4 of 155
Price Paid:
$495.00
from moondance audio Summary:
My Denon was near death and I needed a serious upgrade. The Denon had numerous problems from the start. While it sounded o.k., it just never worked well. After much research I came across a used Rega at my dealer. I when back several times to listen and really began to love the sound. Once home I was very much impressed by the overall improvement over the Denon. Not all digital sounds alike, that you can take to the bank. Highly recommened. Strengths:
Openess, pure silence between the tracks, clarity, cool looks, overall build Weaknesses:
none Similar Products Used:
denon
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Rating
Reviewed by:
Matt vanderLugt(Unregistered User)
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
April 13, 2003Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month Visitors rate this review
3.55 of 5,
11.00 votes
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Review 5 of 155
Price Paid:
$0.00
from Sound & Vision Melbo Summary:
I bought the Planet to match my newly purchased amp, a Marantz 6010OSE. My musical tastes are jazz/fusion/blues/acoustic and a spot of dance/classical/acoustic rock. I bought the amp because I had heard good things about it in that it was supposed to be a smooth operator, good with vocals. The Planet was supposed to be smooth as well so I thought they might be a good match although perhaps a little too smooth. Well, after a couple of days of burning in, I can say that the sound is indeed very smooth, but for my tastes not too smooth as it still digs out detail that I hadn't heard before. It can also rock (to an extent, forget about heavy stuff). This combination with my beloved ALR/Jordan Entry S speakers and Athena sub, is not high-end and the purist my laugh at it, but, glass of red in one hand, a block of cheese in the other, it makes music as enjoyable as I have ever heard it and that with a CD player that costs less than interconnects that I used to buy with my high-end system.
System:
Rega Planet CD
Marantz PM6010 OSE
ALR Jordan Entry S speakers
Athena sub
Ixos interconnects / spkr cables Strengths:
beautiful sound, not in yer face but still enough detail to tickle the ears Weaknesses:
perhaps too laid back for some (though not for me) Similar Products Used:
Meridian 807, Micromega Stage 3, Yamaha mini system MCR-E500
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