Rega has always made very musical products for their asking price, I am wondering with their new SOTA Isis player how good it is? How does it compare to EMM, DCS, Esoteric, ect? Any feedback would be appreciated.
Heard it with a variety of amps/speakers (it was the constant). Kind of agree with Hooper, nice but didn't make me go wow, which it should at that price.
HIFICRITIC has reviewed it, gave it a rating of 83 on their scale, which is excellent, see their site under Colloms Ratings for others ratings. The gist of the review is that it is one of the best on market and nothing better in its price range. They felt it was better than the amp, which they also liked.
I did get a chance to hear it in system with Vandersteen 7's, Audio Research Ref5 and Ref 210 Mono Blocks and it sounded absolutely fantastic. In fact when I was told it was a Rega I couldn't believe it. The same rack had the Naim CDS3 and that was what I thought was playing till he changed the disc. I think rega is just getting better and better. I have heard they were coming with a Higher End Turntable. Even higher than the P9, has anyone heard of this?
I think Rega makes the Isis in a tube and solid state version. Check out their website under Industry Directory here on A-Gon's home page. I heard the tube version at RMAF 2010 with Wilson's Sophia 3s. I thought it was the best digtal I have heard. Before that I thought it was MSB's 3 box flagship, but I thought this was more natural sounding. If you are looking to spend real money on digital, check out Neodio. I heard it at CES this year in the Wilson Alexandria room and thought it was better than the Isis or the MSB. I don't think you can go wrong with any of them. Pick your flavor and go with it.
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