replacement drive for Rega Apollo

Anyone know what the correct drive is for the Rega apollo? I can find ones from china that look the same, but looks can be deceiving.

elader05-20-2016 12:57pm

jond Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,880 posts 05-20-2016 at 02:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete elader pretty sure Rega makes their own drives, you should contact them or one of their dealers.
rar1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,790 posts 05-21-2016 at 12:46am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete From the Stereophile review ... The Apollo's transport, manufactured by Sanyo, is compliantly suspended from the upper portion of Rega's standard chassis of cast aluminum alloy. The D/A converter is Wolfson's top-of-the-line WM8740, a dual-differential chip that operates in sigma-delta mode and supports word lengths of up to 24 bits. The output section, which is said to apply class-A amplification to a digital source component in an entirely new way, is Rega's own design. Read more at http://www.stereophile.com/cdplayers/606rega/index.html#rqjk8vrpB03xIkhr.99
jond Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,880 posts 05-21-2016 at 01:16am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I stand corrected thanks rar1 and sorry elader must have mis-remembered that was sure I read it in a review once. Good luck!
chayro Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,003 posts 05-22-2016 at 01:51am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I don't think anyone makes their own transports other than Esoteric. Everyone else uses Sony, Phillips or Sanyo.