-Rega Apollo R CD Player

The Rega Apollo-R CD player is the result of many years of innovation, advanced software development and elegant engineering solutions researched by Rega's highly skilled team of engineers and designers. It took the completion of two of our multi award winning products, the flagship Isis CD player and the Rega DAC to pave the way for a unique product we feel encapsulates everything the new Apollo-R should be. The original Rega Apollo CD player, launched in 2005 was a huge success selling approaching 20,000 units worldwide. The Apollo was a unique player featuring Rega's own software and control system ensuring no other manufacturers player could sound the same. This key element is carried forward and improved into Rega ApolloR.

Development of the analogue, digital and control domains ensured direct improvements of both analogue and digital outputs making the Apollo-R a perfect partner for the Rega Brio-R amplifier and an ideal 'CD format' front-end for the Rega DAC. The Rega Apollo R CD player internal circuitry has also been improved by tightening the PCB layout. The DAC and the output amplifier of the Apollo-R have been enhanced using the Wolfson WM8742 digital to analogue converter, the same integrated circuit found in the Rega DAC. The 'digital' power supplies feeding the CD processor, optical block, laser diode amplifier and slicer have been enhanced. This is achieved by using the same high performance low noise power supplies found in the same location within the Isis CD player. This vastly improves the playability, error correction and the 'inner core' processing of the digital CD 'spinner' part of the Apollo-R. The Rega Apollo-R is a top loading design housed in a custom compact aluminium case matching the Rega DAC and Brio-R amplifier.

New Wolfson WM8742 DAC

Enhanced Output amplifier circuit

Enhanced Digital power supplies

Improved User interface

Redeveloped Analogue & Digital outputs

CD remote with amplifier functionality