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Rating
Reviewed by:
Michael T
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
January 28, 2010Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
4 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year |
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Review 1 of 32
Price Paid:
$0.00 Summary:
Generally solid. The waiting while it "INITIALISES" is very annoying. Very accurate. Would like some upsampling options.
Excellent remote.
Like the top loading. One less part to break.
Bottom line is it's one of the best sub $1000 CDPs out there although the new top of the line NAD is also quite good and is close.
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Reviewed by:
mancpg
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
December 9, 2009Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
4 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
2.00 votes
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Review 2 of 32
Price Paid:
$0.00 Summary:
Auditioned this at a local audio shop. Heard it through a Rega Mira amp and R7 speakers, listening to a recent jazz vocals recording. First impression was 'wow'. The soundstage and imaging were unbelievable. To be more accurate -- they were actually believable: there was a holographic quality about it that put the vocalist, and bass and drums right in the room. The only thing was that at times the upper-mid range was at times just a little overstated -- but I understand the amp can influence that a bit.
To compare, he put on the same cd on a Naim cd5i through the same amp and speakers. The first thing that I noticed was that the soundstage all but collapsed. That '3d-ness' just wasn't there in the same proportions. The sound was a bit warmer on the Naim and seemed to be a bit more balanced (not as much upper mid emphasis on the vocals). The bass was maybe a bit more weighty, but not by much. Overall I thought it wasn't as engaging as the Rega -- and preferred listening to the Rega.
Got to bring it home for an audition for the weekend, which was very nice. Compared it to the Denon DCD-685, which we thought was pretty good (authoritative bass -- but maybe a bit unnaturally so). The difference was almost night and day. On a Bach sonata, the piano came alive on the Rega, where it sounded like shrouded or muted on the Denon. The notes came out ok on the Denon, but on the Rega you could hear all the characteristics of the piano. On an orchestral piece, the Denon did ok -- sounded good. But once heard on the Rega, it sounded like again a veil had been lifted. Whereas on the Denon all the notes in the piece could be heard, it wasn't until heard on the Rega that the sounds coming from the right channel were a mix of horns and strings (on the Denon it just sounded like strings, but more distant and hazy). In fact, the Denon just sounded more 'hazy' or unclear by comparison. On the Rega, music stands being moved about and sheet music being turned could be heard which was nice, with good bass, life and soundstage in the music overall. Finally, on the opening track of the second Arctic Monkeys cd, the instruments had more definition on the Rega (the guitar string plucks could almost be heard) and the music had more energy.
I can see how the Rega can be described as more analogue. It has that sort of energy and presentation about it. Yet, it has all the benefits of detail and clarity that digital has to offer. Fantastic cd player.
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Rating
Reviewed by:
jimi jackson
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
August 10, 2009Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5,
2.00 votes
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Review 3 of 32
Price Paid:
$0.00 Summary:
I'm already in love with this cd player!! Don't listen to any of the reviews below complaining about a disc not being able to be played because of scratches. My cd's are, admittedly, in bad condition, and I've not had a single problem playing any of my nearly 100+ discs. I did an A-B comparison with this cd player to a very nice turntable setup and the details that this cdp picks up are astounding. I was floored that the turntable with a very expensive cart missed on a lot of important sonic detail and I would say that the Rega was every bit as warm & smooth but with no veil. absolutely stunned at the results and I would highly recommend anyonoe try this fantastic gear. I'm new to hifi, but I know what sounds good and this is a keeper. my absolute highest recommendation.
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Reviewed by:
Cat
(Casual Listener)
Review Date
January 26, 2009Overall Rating
 1 of 5
Value Rating
1 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
13.00 votes
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Review 4 of 32
Price Paid:
$0.00 Summary:
DO. NOT. WASTE. YOUR. MONEY. People who need to justify the exorbitant amount of money that they spent on this player will tell you that it is "fickle". No. It is WORTHLESS when it comes to consistently playing a CD. Regardless of whether or not the CD is new, scratched, original, or a copy, at some point this CD player will decide that it doesn't want to play it. This thing has one function -- ONE -- and it can't perform it with any consistency. An absolute disaster of a purchase.
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Rating
Reviewed by:
brian_rega
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
January 5, 2009Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
4.00 votes
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Review 5 of 32
Price Paid:
$498.00
from Rayleigh Hi-Fi Summary:
Firstly I think this is a great sounding CDP. Very musical, easy on the ear, yet still dynamic with lots of energy and detail. But now I have to point out its one weakness: it's susceptibility to RFI. My Apollo worked perfectly till I installed a broadband cable within about 14 inches of the back of the player. I used a telephone output socket that split the broadband signal to a seperate socket and then I used twisted pair type cable to connect to my computer about 30 feet away. The problem is that when the cable is connected and carrying the broadband signal, the Apollo takes ages to initialize and then jumps and skips while trying to play the music and randomly drops the sound out completely. So the player is totally unuseable with the cable running near the player. I can disconnect the cable and everything is great, but it's a bit of a pain doing that every time I want to play music. My only answer is to relocate the cable and or my computer or maybe use a wifi connection (but this might generate enough RFI to cause the same problem). Strengths:
Musicality, detail and price (£498) Weaknesses:
1) RFI susceptibility
2) Very slightly bass light, but I can put up with that: it's nice and tight and rhythmic. Similar Products Used:
Rega Planet
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