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Any input on these players (comparatively) would be greatly appreciated. Looking to upgrade from a modded Music Hall CD 25.Thanks in advance!
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The Rega is 200 less if price is a major consideration. I own the Rega. I have not heard the Consonance, but dont like the sound of "upsampling" players. Usually they have a more "hi-fi" sound (ultra detailed and 3D, and to me artificial). If you go for a 3D and detailed type sound, an upsampling player may be the way to go. The Rega is natural and musical but still with pretty good detail, it can be outdone in the detail and soundstaging departments. The Rega is sometimes described as organic sounding. Try and hear the players yourself, the only review or opinion that matters is yours. A thought I have when seeing all these made in China brands is You have to wonder how long these Chinese Hi fi organisations (which seem to be popping up all over) will be around for (and hence the availability of future support if you tend to hang on to your gear). But what is important to me may not matter to you.
The major reason I'm interested in the Consonance is the Linear's non-oversampling DAC... seems like it could be a tight race between the "analogue-like" and "organic" sounding Apollo and the Linear.Unfortunately I've no Consonance dealers near me, and the closest Rega dealer doesn't do in-home auditions... pity, but that's a deal breaker for me and I've never gotten a very good vibe from that particular shop anyhow.
If I were to get an Apollo, I'd likely wait for a used one to pop up on A-gon.
Good luck in your choice. I got the impression that the CD 120 does use "upsampling" after reading the review link. Another possible option is a used Rega Jupiter 2000 which is an incredible bargain on the used market. If its any help I did have some operational problems with my Apollo (which was an early production unit), but Rega and my dealer had excellent customer service, make sure you have options if something goes wrong after purchase.
You're correct, the CD120 is an upsampling CD player, but the CD120 Linear uses a Non-oversampling DAC (and seems to have some pretty positive reviews). How are you liking the Rega? What player did you have prior? Thanks!
I used an Arcam CD 23 for 5 years and would have kept but it was stolen. I then used a Rega Jupiter 2000 for awhile. I got an Apollo when they came out. The Apollo has some of the "organic" quality that I felt my Arcam CD 23 had. The Jupiter is full and dynamic, the Apollo maybe a bit clearer and cleaner but lighter in the bass, there is a noticable lack of "grunge" on the Apollo. Both Rega machines are musical and enjoyable. The Arcam CD23 was excellent too. There are reviews of the Apollo by members of this forum in the review section here. I used to put some value in magazine reviewers years ago, but discovered many hear things quite differently than I do. I have my own idea of how things should sound based on frequent attendance of live performances of all kinds of music, not a descriptive list of hi-fi qualifiers. I once tried a Bryston B60 integrated because Stereophile described it as warm and musical sounding, I heard it as dark and dry and not musical at all- especially on jazz. Stereophile raves about Triangle speakers also, but I did not find them to my liking since I felt they can not do all kinds of music convincingly. Stereophile said the Apollo is bright, I don't hear it as bright, it is very musical. I find the Rega cd players to come closest to what I hear in live music for a reasonable price. Like I said before the only review that matters is yours. Since you can actually go and hear an Apollo why not start with that and see how you like it.
Thanks for the input. I had a chance to listen to an Apollo up in Cambridge and very much enjoyed it. The setup was a bit different than my own, featuring all Rega gear (CDP, integrated and speakers, unsure about the cables) but the sound was very involving. Thanks again!
The Consonance 120 Linear is NOS. The person who claims that the Consonance 120 is OS, is also correct. There are two players, the 120 Linear which is NOS, and the CD 120 which is OS.
The 120-10 is OS but has a 6H30 valve.I would be very interested to hear about someone who has heard both sorts of Consonance player.
The same variation applies to the Ref 2,2. The Ref 2,2 Linear is NOS the Ref 2,2 Mark II is OS.
Again I would like to hear about someone who has heard these in the same system.As the CD shape and material would be the same, we would find out a little more about how NOS and OS differs.
There is a review on their web site which can help you get an idea of gthe CD-120 NOS.
I wasn't going to chime in, as I have no direct experience with the Apollo, but I am fully satisfied with my purchase of a CD120 Linear - it will be the last player I buy. I have had many digital sources/DAC's in the $500-$2000 range, and there is not one that I would even remotely consider over the Linear.Not able to provide a comparison, but I'm a very happy purchaser.
a healthy 2.3V output; I am wondering iffin you have run this player direct to amp, and wondering that it likely has ALOT of dynamic presentation, I am more impressed with what I know about their output circuit choices. Any thoughts?
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