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I think any cable costing $300 should beat a monster under any rational normal circumstance
Just to go back to OP's concern; yes I had the problem when I used the remote, notwithstanding it interfered wildly with the Transporter, that's why I stopped using it; the resulting task of getting up from my chair every time I need to operate the CDP had become so burdensome that I eventually sold the player.
many thanks for your comments, I finally had a chance to audition the saturn with my headroom desktop max amp and was very impressed with the analogue style sound it played, it almost sounded like a record! As soon as my freelance check clears I think I'll order one from my local dealer. He mentioned if there was a problem that it would be shipped back and a new one sent out. Seeing as this is a 3000 CAN piece of equipment, that means a lot to me. Oh, and then he put my monster interconnects to shame by bringing out a set that cost 300 dollars for .5 meter. *sigh* It is the only time I've ever heard a difference via cable. Best start saving for those too.
Cheers and thanks again
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That's the right thing to do... if... you're going to buy the Saturn, or Apollo. It may cost you several hundred more... but... at least you'll have a reliable dealer who'll take care of you, if it has issues.
And... if you want some great cables... which I guarantee you'll hear the difference - try these. They're incredible values, which provide a big improvement in the sound - much more refined, detailed and clear.
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Doug Schroeder seems to be on a holy crusade, for whatever reason. I saw his EXTENSIVE posting on audiogon, and other sites concerning this issue. Most of the "problem" reports are between him and another chap... hardly a "widespread" problem.
You're dead-on there. In his original review DS went to great lengths to emphasize that he was -- or might have been -- the FIRST person in NA to review the unit, blah blah blah, and produced a very odd review, followed up by what seems to be an unbroken sequence of posts on various forums on the problems he's had ever since.
I've owned the Saturn for nearly two years, and between my own ham-fistedness and my two year-old's curiousity, have had NO problems of the kind he describes. The dealer I bought it from -- and have dealt with for years now -- reports no returns on thirty-odd units. This thing seems to have snowballed and I'm not sure what Rega or its dealers can now do about it, except repeat, as the US distributor has, that any and all problems/faults will be taken seriously and the units replaced if necessary.
Rega has a terrific track record for its engineering and for customer service -- a whole lot more, I might add, than does Doug S as a reviewer and now, maybe, general scare-monger. I agree that you should buy with care (dealer, warranty) but the Saturn is a killer player, and I wouldn't cross it off my list just because of the various reports online. The other players I looked at included the McIntosh MCD201, which sounds worse and has had WAY more reported problems.
best,
o
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I've owned a Rega Apollo for nearly a year now, and have only ever had difficulty with ONE cd (of my library of about 1,500 cd's in regular rotation) - Beirut's "The Flying Club Cup". After initializing, the Apollo will scan through the first 9 songs, and begin playing the 10th... every time... After it plays a minute or so of the 10th track, it will play the rest of the album with no problems. Finicky, yes, but, although that particular CD doesn't *appear* to be scratched or damaged, my G4 Powerbook (and my wife's Macbook) refuses to import it, too. My guess is that Rega's error correction scheme doesn't cover every single CD - or that the Beirut CD's TOC info is flawed somehow.
Other than that single CD, I've been nothing but happy with the Apollo. Sounds great to my ears!
I havn't follow any Rega Saturn topic for awhile. Wow, I am very surprise to hear this problem.
I owned a Saturn for about 1 year now and I did not experience any issues that Doug Schroeder mentioned. Saturn does have a long disc initialize time for about 3 seconds, longer for MP3 disc.
In last one year, I probably only power off my Saturn 3 times. It is always on and ready to work.
60% of time I play APE -> CDR and the other 40% MP3 -> CDR. My Saturn has no problem reading those discs.
One big reason why I bought a Saturn was how wonder MP3 sounds comming out from this player. Simply amazing!
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