Welly Wu
Headphoneus Supremus
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Originally Posted by JayGee After hearing all the talk about the Apollo being so great I was planning to upgrade my Planet 2000 to an Apollo and went on a few listening visits to my dealer. It's better than the Planet 2000 in some ways but I was very let down by the lightweight bass. It's not bad bass but it is very lightweight. I was unable to follow certain basslines through the song the way I can on my Planet 2000, certain softly recorded notes just were not there to hear on the Apollo. I've read somewhere that the Apollo has a very tiny power supply and maybe this is having an effect? The Apollo has more treble than the Planet 2000 and at first I liked that because of the added sparkle but after a while it started to bother me, to me it was like a one note effect...kind of like a slightly peaky tweeter in a speaker. You don't hear it right away but once you do hear it it's hard not to be aware of it. Combined with the bass lightness this made for a thin overall sound. Not good for some kinds of music, especially anything where you want to follow the bass line. The final thing that really made me decide not to buy it was that I don't think midrange resolution was any better than the Planet 2000. The Apollo might shine in a dull or bass heavy system but I do not think it's neutral enough for me to be happy with long term. The lightweight balance just was not for me. The sound is much more "digital" than the Planet 2000. I did not read the review yet but I can easily see how it might get good reviews based on the sparkle. If anyone out there is considering one of these I strongly suggest you do not buy without listening for at least a couple of hours. Jaygee |
Originally Posted by rocktboy I wouldn't trust any magazine reviews especially Stereophile reviews! |
But I suppose this applies to all pieces of gear, as it seems everything is so system dependant. |
Originally Posted by HiWire Thanks for the heads-up, Welly. This is exactly the price range that I'm interested in... I wonder if NAD will eventually update the C542 to deal with the new players from Rega, Cambridge, Eastsound, etc. |
Originally Posted by kuma Also it is *listener* dependant. All the hifi, what boils down to, is a matter of taste. |