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Greetings all!
I tried to convey in my review the wonderful warmth and detail of the Apollo. It's quite a surprise when one first encounters it!
I was not trying to be demeaning of vinyl in my comments of "snap, crackle, pop." I left vinyl about twenty years ago and probably have missed a lot of gorgeous sound in the interim. But no more, I think. Not now, since the Apollo.
I know it's not likely to BE the end all and be all in cd players. I can get a bit excited about it all. However, in my system it sounds like it's the end all and be all. Isn't that what we're after? :)

I can't imagine anyone who hears this player coming away with anything but respect for what Rega's done.

I rummaged through my discs again and they sound OH SO GORGEOUS with the Apollo. Even the older discs like Dan Fogelberg, Supertramp, etc. all sounds REALLY good. I know that some equipment seems to reveal harshness and defects in the worse recordings, but somehow with the allignment system this disc player is using, everything sounds good - far better than average, even the older discs that one wouldn't expect to hear so much from.

To summarize my thoughts about it, the Apollo seems to be the type of component that will make a mediocre system sound decent, and will make a high end system sound incredible.

Funny, I paid no attention to the 2 or 3 prong issue; I bypassed the sotck cord and went immediately to the Tice power cord I had. I would recommend an aftermarket powercord from the start.

I was in a debate on the Assylum a few weeks ago (not wishing to reopen the debate, but simply make an observation) about the efficacy of cheap vs. specialized speaker cables. It's my feeling that with the incredible leap in resolution and dynamics of the Apollo virtually everyone will be able to hear much more when testing out different cables. The new cd technology may help put to rest the old subjective/objective debate. I'm guessing that with the Apollo many more people will clearly hear differences in cabling far better than in the past.

OH, WHAT A JOY THIS UNIT IS! I DECLARE THAT THE APOLLO HAS BROUGHT ME AS MUCH JOY AS ANY COMPONENT I HAVE BOUGHT IN TWENTY YEARS IN AUDIO!
(shouting for joy; my apologies if I hurt anyone's eardrums)

This year has been quite a blessing; I have acquired two of the absolutely sweetest components I have had the privilage of owning. The Chapman T-7's (Stuart Jones is in process of making me a custom pair of T-77's) and the Apollo. These two have moved my system ahead light years in terms of beautifully and emotionally reproducing the music I love.

(Maybe you can all agree with me...) When one finds a component that gives such pleasure, my heart fills with gratitude to the people who work to reproduce music faithfully, so that when it's listened to, it stirrs the soul! If they are making a buck from selling me a piece of electronic equipment, God bless them! They're filling my room with that elusive, ephemeral beauty that gives me joy.



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