Reaga Apollo At My Local Trhift


With Remote. Picked it up for $32. Had to play with the laser cable, and it has worked fine since.

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laviathon
It's funny how CD players are becoming what turntables were 25 years ago...

Unwanted junk you could find in thrift stores for next to nothing. :-)

That Apollo you picked up was a good deal. I've been enjoying mine for years.

Regards,
Tom
It was not reading discs. Rega Apollo, Initializing, would spin the disc, and read No-Disc. I thought if it didn't work I could still get some coin for it.
After some Googling I found a You Tube Video where an owner of the Apollo located in England had the same problem. Just on a whim he played with the laser cable, and the unit worked fine afterwards. I did the same thing, and mine worked as well.
Does the laser cable work itself loose somewhat over time? Kinda lame for a unit like this.
The problem is this unit can be finicky, and if you bought one new, and have had problems, as some have had, you are probably not very happy with Rega.
Dare I say this unit sounds no better than the Marantz CD5001 I have.
I think people fall into a where it is made must make it better trap. And it costs this much so it must be good.
And any laser oriented product is common used, yeah. But quality stuff is not. The Marantz, and a Yamaha DVD C961, the Magnovox CDB 650, and a 1990ish Rotel are the only quality units I have found in ten years. Compared to a multitude of speakers, and amps/receivers. Even TT's that are mid, highish end are super tough.
It's difficult to say why the cable worked loose. Perhaps your Apollo suffered some rough handling during shipping/ownership.

The CD transport is suspended from the framework and incorporates an elastomer bumper to help isolate the transport from vibrations. But that elasicity may contribute to things working loose. With my Apollo, one of the hanger bolts came loose during shipping. I just popped the case and reattached the bolt and bumper. Never had another problem other than the occasional read errors on certain discs.

Regards,
Tom
That last sentence is telling. Again, if I paid $$$ for this I would not be happy. I consider at my price point there will never be buyers remorse.

PS Audiogon: I hate that I can't edit my title. Or my posts. I am a lousy typist, and was completely beat when I posted this. Let me edit the title!