rega apollo or CA 840c?

[szymek1976]

ive been running my klipsch rf7(deanG mods) with rotel's rb1090 for year and a half and im very very happy with that combo,recently i upgraded my pre from rc 1070 to rc 1090 and all i can say WOW nice improvement,bass, detail,soundstage in few words im set for now,(maybe tube pre later on possibly JM merlin or peach) however from the beginning of my journey i used marantz dv6500 as my source.SAcds and DVD-As sound great but regular cd i dont know could there be something else that im missing?long story short those are my leaders which one i should bring home ?thanks for your help.

[reeltrouble1]

The Jolida would be my pick.

Then the Rega.

RT1

[szymek1976]

tubes and klipsch ive heard that before :)thanks man

[venomclan]

A member here owned both and he felt the CA840 was better in every regard. Another option would be to add an outboard Dac like the Benchmark Dac1.
Venom

[SolidSqual]

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61489&highlight=Rega+Apollo

I wrote a humble review in the thread above regarding both these players. The 840C is hands down better.

[dragon1952]

I've seen the 840C for as low as $850 on A'gon. They can't seem to give away the Jolida's lately over there. You could easily find one for $500, maybe even shipped.

[W WALDECKER]

I own both the CA 840C ,Rega Apollo and the Hram Stage 3+Jolida JD100A .Despite rave reviews The Apollo went back into its box after a few weeks :(. I am still burning in the CA 840C with a pair of Silver Serpent II silver over copper XLR cables right now and it is a very nice CD player. The Stage 3+JD100A is a full tilt modded unit that sounds excellent.good luck and if you can audition several players in your system before you purchase by all means do so.thanks....WCW III

[pearsall001]

Running the CA 840C fully balanced along with my amp & preamp...the result is absolutely phenominal to say the least. No need for me to look any further as far as I'm concerned.

[SolidSqual]

Despite my praise for the 840C I did just sell it for a Raysonic CD 128. But, I also completely overhauled my system and the 840C no longer sounded perfect in it.

[W WALDECKER]

I am running the CA 840C in a fully Balanced System with a BAT tube pre and power amp. this is the second day since i switched to all XLR's and the noise floor is super quiet :cool: this is the first time i have owned a Balanced CD player so i had never bothered to run my amps balanced before.I dont think i will go back to single ended any time soon!:D

[pearsall001]

Despite my praise for the 840C I did just sell it for a Raysonic CD 128. But, I also completely overhauled my system and the 840C no longer sounded perfect in it.

Sellers remorse will set in shortly. :D Maybe you overhauled with the wrong stuff? You already had the source nailed down. Just a thought.

[SolidSqual]

Sellers remorse will set in shortly. :D Maybe you overhauled with the wrong stuff? You already had the source nailed down. Just a thought.

Come over and take a listen any time. I'll let you be the judge :D

[pearsall001]

I am running the CA 840C in a fully Balanced System with a BAT tube pre and power amp. this is the second day since i switched to all XLR's and the noise floor is super quiet :cool: this is the first time i have owned a Balanced CD player so i had never bothered to run my amps balanced before.I dont think i will go back to single ended any time soon!:D

Once you've experienced a fully balanced system, there's absolutely no reason to go back to single ended.

Nice gear you have there! Now you're hearing the true sound of balanced gear. BAT is 110% on board with the superior results obtained over single ended. No contest.

[Midnite Mick]

Despite my praise for the 840C I did just sell it for a Raysonic CD 128. But, I also completely overhauled my system and the 840C no longer sounded perfect in it.

WARNING: THREAD JACK

What is your system nowadays? I am still in love with those Adagios I heard in the store the other day. There is something about a MTM that just appeals to me. The coherence and 3d soundstage was very, very good. However, I am not sure what was in fact responsible for the soundstage....the Mac gear, Simaudio Moon source or the speakers......not to mention the room, or even a "special demo recording"

Mike

[pearsall001]

Come over and take a listen any time. I'll let you be the judge :D

I don't know what it sounded like from the start. You're not second guessing yourself now are you? :)

[SolidSqual]

I don't know what it sounded like from the start. You're not second guessing yourself now are you? :)

Not a chance. I made a perfect decision.

[dorokusai]

Cambridge Audio 840.

[SolidSqual]

Cambridge Audio 840.

Is this an opinion?

[dorokusai]

The question is which one correct?

[SolidSqual]

The question is which one correct?

Right . . . I would say the 840C is likely to sound better than the apollo, but the 840C is not the end all be all in its price range.

I agree with dorokusai. Go 840C or go home.

[venomclan]

Once you've experienced a fully balanced system, there's absolutely no reason to go back to single ended.


I can't say I agree with that fully, because there are far too many great pieces without balanced connections. It is the debate that will not rest. But every room and system is different so it is truely subjective.

WARNING: THREAD JACK
What is your system nowadays? I am still in love with those Adagios I heard in the store the other day.
Mike

LOL, he now has a couple of plywood sheets with drivers hangin out the back of them. :D

[wizzy]

Is this an opinion?

What else would it be?

[SolidSqual]

What else would it be?

Sounds like a fact me. Pun intended.

[dorokusai]

I can't say I agree with that fully, because there are far too many great pieces without balanced connections.

I concur. Most "converts" to balanced systems never heard one in the first place. I celebrate the idea but don't fall over myself to follow the trail. There's way too much gear that love single ended outputs to lose sleep over it.

[SolidSqual]

I concur. Most "converts" to balanced systems never heard one in the first place. I celebrate the idea but don't fall over myself to follow the trail. There's way too much gear that love single ended outputs to lose sleep over it.

I just moved to balanced connections. I'm not sure I am sold. It is quieter than my last system, but then again my friends system is unbalanced and just as quiet as mine.

The sound of my new system is way better than my old unbalanced system, but I doubt much of that has to do with balanced connections and more with better more synergistic components.

[dorokusai]

It's the gear.

[I-SIG]

I'd take the 840c over a Benchmark DAC1. The Benchmark was damn near identical sounding to the Bel Canto DAC2 I recently sold.

Wes

[dorokusai]

The Benchmark DAC was overshadowed by the hype bestowed on it by the reviews. It's a nice DAC, not a groundbreaker.....like most of them.

[szymek1976]

what about new dac by musical fiedelity x-dac v8 got very nice review in one of the last stereophile

[dorokusai]

The v8 headphone amp is on my short list.

[reeltrouble1]

I concur. Most "converts" to balanced systems never heard one in the first place. I celebrate the idea but don't fall over myself to follow the trail. There's way too much gear that love single ended outputs to lose sleep over it.

stop putting labels on me, I am deeply offended.

Balanced convict I mean convert.

RT1--oh yea, balanced trumps unbalanced and that is that, who said that, I said that and I am RT1. never mind that unbalanced gear you see in my sig.

[venomclan]

stop putting labels on me, I am deeply offended.

Balanced convict I mean convert.

RT1--oh yea, balanced trumps unbalanced and that is that, who said that, I said that and I am RT1. never mind that unbalanced gear you see in my sig.

Fight! Fight! Fight!

[reeltrouble1]

ehh, go to sleep sandman.

hehehehehehehe

[dorokusai]

stop putting labels on me, I am deeply offended.

Balanced convict I mean convert.

RT1--oh yea, balanced trumps unbalanced and that is that, who said that, I said that and I am RT1. never mind that unbalanced gear you see in my sig.

You're a funny and wise man at the same time. A pleasant combination in my estimation.

[reeltrouble1]

It took the Gov. years to induce my particular warped wisdom (balanced but warped), but honest, I am your humble servant here to help you my fellow citizens.

RT1-random thought--unbalanced things frequently fall over.

[szymek1976]

i just got 5 months old rega apollo(775$) and let me tell you im really happy no fatigue ,smooth,detail sound ...im set with my system for now sit back and enjoy the music.