Rega Apollo CD Player (Black)

I bought this last year...it doesn't even have enough hours at this point to consider it broken in. Notice the image showing the manufacture date "February 2011." I ended up buying an Oppo BDP-95 shortly thereafter as a universal player that would do HDCD, SACD, Blu-Ray, etc. and this became dispensable. I thought about holding onto it as it is an excellent player, but would rather recoup costs for a recent speaker and integrated amp purchase. I paid $999.00 for it last year, it sells new for $699.00 because Rega recently released a new version of this player. I hate to sell it for half what I paid for it (given that its practically brand new), but I obviously need to given the recent price drop for a new one.

Here is some marketing verbiage for the player.

Digital Done Right! - Designed By Analog Lovers for Analog Lovers!

Rega spent over three years in research and design to develop this revolutionary player. The Rega Apollo has already received more accolades from the world-wide audiophile press than any other current digital player. The top-loading Apollo is unconventional in both operation and performance. We could go on and on about the technology applied in this design, what is most important here is the sound you'll hear from every compact disc you play! What the Apollo does better than any other CD player in its class is convert the zeros and ones into a musically satisfying, analog-like presentation, one you can listen to long into the night with literally no listening fatigue. This disc player is extremely well built and could easily be the last CD player you ever need.

“The Rega Apollo is satisfying in a way no similarly priced player of my experience can boast: It wouldn’t embarrass any system I know and would only improve the core musical values of most. The Apollo is a surprising step forward and a hell of a bargain. Very strongly recommended!” - Art Dudley, Stereophile, Recommended Component Issue

Our analog customers all rave about the sound of the Apollo. We encourage you to give it a listen in your system. The bottom line is the Rega Apollo makes CD playback an extremely enjoyable event. It is a true virtuosic performer and comes with our very highest recommendation. Now at 30% off, this player is a steal!

“The Rega Apollo is satisfying in a way no similarly priced player of my experience can boast: It wouldn’t embarrass any system I know and would only improve the core musical values of most. The Apollo is a surprising step forward and a hell of a bargain. Very strongly recommended!” - Art Dudley, Stereophile, Recommended Component Issue

Features:
Unique high-tech operating system that optimizes itself for each CD.
Brand new transport mechanism, with the latest signal processing techniques and servo giving the best data retrieval.
Super stable clocking ensuring minimal loss of data before the DAC.
Very latest Wolfson dual-differential DAC
Class A audio output stage.
MP3 and WMA Media capabilities.
Ultra high memory capacity meaning that error correction need not affect sound quality.
All new CDP Remote supplied as standard.
Rega custom built extruded aluminium case
'TOSlink' & coaxial digital outputs