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I'd sacrifice a bit of Aesthetics for performance...

and it seems the Apollo has hit the bullseye when it comes to that balance between affordability and upper echelon performance.
I actually like the looks of the lid better now. I definitely like the fact that there is less moving parts/dust collectors ect. in the lid. to me, it is much quieter laser mechanism than the Planet. After it's done playing it's very subtle when it moves to stop position. I hardly notice the slight peep it makes when it reads the disc. What WAS weird was the soft "beep" emitted by the Planet 2000 when it was done reading. It was so indistinct, it sounded almost like it came from the speakers. I actually put my ear to the speaker once to see if it sent the signal to the amp. No, but one could hear the beep easily enough. I'm glad that's gone.

I should take a closer look at the laser mechanism. My understanding is that it moves to align with every cd it plays. It sure seems to do the trick well in my book!

Also, the appearance with the deep charcoal but not quite black case, is a winner in my opinon. Very rich looking and nice to do something different than just black or silver.

Yeah, the sound, that's the ticket! Wondrous...


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