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Rega Apollo

Considering purchasing the Apollo. System is Schiit Freya preamp, Vincent SP-331 amp, Vandersteen 2C  speakers, cables and ICs are Anticables. Anyone familiar with how the Apollo sounds? Looking for a more "musical" sound, less "analytical" than my Oppo 103. Thanks.

Tom
tomcarr
big_greg
6,822 posts
 
I had an Apollo R and liked the sound of it.  Nothing harsh or analytical about it.  I never did a direct comparison to my Oppo players and I haven't had it for a while so I'm not sure if I'd say it's a significant upgrade over your Oppo, but I think you'll find it "warmer" and more musical.
tomcarr OP
1,819 posts
 
@big_greg- thank you for the info! That's exactly what I'm wanting. Not an upgrade, just different. Warmer and more musical is right on the money.

Tom
big_greg
6,822 posts
 
If you're looking for that type of sound, Marantz is also worthy of consideration. I have the KI Pearl and it outshines the Oppo players in terms of sound quality, details, and dynamics and has a nice warm presentation that's easy to listen to. 
bstatmeister
537 posts
 
If you like Schiit, they should have a dedicated transport out by the end of year. If you pair it with a separate DAC (Schiit also makes some good ones) it might be worth waiting...
tomcarr OP
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@big-greg- thank you for the excellent suggestion!
@bstatmeister- thank you for the excellent suggestion!

Tom
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