Tough choice for a new setup, please look

I compared the CEC directly to the Saturn and much preferred the CEC. To my ears, it has a fuller, more natural sound without any loss of detail. It also has deeper, better controlled bass. Not that I don't like the REGA. I owned the Apollo and was upgrading when I bought the CEC. The CEC is built like a tank, much better than the REGA, and also has balanced outputs. In my opinion, it's also better looking, but obviously the posts show not everyone agrees. Overall, I think the CEC is a bargain, probably because the yen is cheaper than the euro right now and it's not well known. If your ears tell you to buy the CEC, I'd do it despite the REGA hype.