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Bronze Member Username: Morph
Post Number: 38
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 01:23 am: |
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I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my Saturn!! After having the apollo for 2 months I couldn't resist the upgrade urge! Of course my wife is going to kill me,but what the heck! :D |
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Gold Member Username: My_rantz
Australia
Post Number: 1903
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 01:31 am: |
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Hmmmmm
Saturn/wife
Saturn/wife
Saturn/wife
And the winner is . . .
Congrats Darren, let us know that you think - differences etc.
And say goodbye to Mrs Darren for us all
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Gold Member Username: Mike3
Wylie,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 1240
Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 01:43 am: |
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So who coughed up the $780?
Unless you're doing a NmyTree and keeping both...
Congrats! |
Silver Member Username: Nmytree
Post Number: 170
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 02:58 pm: |
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You're going to love the Saturn, Darren!!
And if you have more than one system in your house, or if you want to have more than one source in your system and if you can afford to keep it; the Apollo sure is hard to part with.
I love both the Saturn and Apollo. They both serve me well. But I may be a bit more whacky than others, because I have three systems in my house and have two Apollos and one Saturn.
As well as a few other CD Players, including the Vincent S6 tubed CDP.
I love tham all.
Oh, and wife.....szchmife. Just ask her to hand-over her house keys at the door, before she leaves   |
Bronze Member Username: Dudywoxer
Scunthorpe
UK
Post Number: 60
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Friday, April 11, 2008 - 06:46 am: |
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welcome to the club, The most appealing thing about the saturn, at least for me, is the longer I have it, the more I enjoy it. |
Gold Member Username: Nickelbut10
Post Number: 1364
Registered: Jun-07
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| Posted on Friday, April 11, 2008 - 08:12 am: |
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"have three systems in my house and have two Apollos and one Saturn"
BiiiiIIIOONNGGGG!!!! |
Bronze Member Username: Morph
Post Number: 39
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Friday, April 11, 2008 - 09:20 am: |
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lol! Thanks! I've been letting it burn in for 24 hours and so far the bass is really starting to bloom! I'm trying hard to regulate my listening to the late night hours!
If I had of made the purchase a month ago I would have been able to afford both Apollo and Saturn, but at this point, even though I loved the Apollo, I dont think I'm going to be missing it much longer!! |
Gold Member Username: Frank_abela
Berkshire
UK
Post Number: 2871
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Monday, April 14, 2008 - 09:59 am: |
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Tha Saturn takes a good 100 hours of coninuous play before it's approaching run-in. It gets better even after that initial 100hr period.
Also, it's best to leave it on all the time (except when on holiday and/or under threat of electric storms). It doesn't sound half as good when it's cold, whether run in or not, and it takes many hours to warm up, even once run in.
Frank. |
Bronze Member Username: Morph
Post Number: 40
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 10:37 pm: |
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So far I've been letting the same CD play over and over again during the burn in period. Well, I've noticed that the CD makes a mechanical noise when scanning back to the first track after completing. Is it normally this loud? This doesn't happen when going to the next track, ONLY when going back to the beginning of the disc, or if I skip via the remote.. |
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Silver Member Username: Nmytree
Post Number: 174
Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 09:25 am: |
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It's not a problem, Darren.
Most CD Players I have owned make some noise when performing those tasks.
What's important is how a player performs during playback. And the Saturn is deadnuts silent during playback.
I actually like that it makes those noises when performing those functions. It let's me know the command was received and the task is being performed.
In all honesty it really doesn't sound that loud to me.
Personally, I wouldn't concern myself with it unless it was making noises during playback. What it does whe not playing music, hardly matters as long as the function/command is performed without malfunctions.
That's just my opinion on it. |
Bronze Member Username: Morph
Post Number: 41
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 09:51 am: |
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Great! I just wanted to make sure it was 'normal. I kind of remember my Apollo making the same whirring noise when repeating a disc and it was going back to the beginning. You are correct! It's dead silent, when in playback mode, which I guess makes the whirring sound even louder by comparison. So far 150 hours of burn in and I notice a difference already, there seems to be more 'air' around the instruments and the bass is even tighter!
My dealer is currently trying to sell me R7s and almost 50% off the price!! I think I better start looking for another place to live!!!  |
Bronze Member Username: Morph
Post Number: 43
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 04:34 pm: |
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FYI Time for me to leave Club Saturn. Will be putting a For Sale notice up soon!! |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 10322
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 06:03 pm: |
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What happened, darren? |
Bronze Member Username: Morph
Post Number: 45
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 08:43 pm: |
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The Saturn is an awesome cdp, and I've enjoyed it immensely, but I ran into a situation where I'm having a hard time justifying a close to 3k player, considering the rest of my setup. So I figured I could get by with an CA 840c (?)...
Please talk me out of this!! |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 6978
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 10:14 pm: |
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I've read some things lately where folks have really preferred the Apollo to the CA 840. I'm not going to talk ya out of it...I just traded away my Rega P5...needed speakers more than a turntable I listen to every couple of months. |
Bronze Member Username: Morph
Post Number: 46
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 10:39 pm: |
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It's interesting that you mention that, Art. I spoke with a salesperson at Hawthorne Audio (?) in Washington (they deal with both CA and Rega gear). And he flat out said the CA 840 isn't any better than the Apollo. I was kind of surprised by that statement. Since I don't have a CA dealer nearby, auditions would be extremely hard to do. |
Gold Member Username: Frank_abela
Berkshire
UK
Post Number: 2988
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 09:14 am: |
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Darren, stop fretting about the money (unless it's hurting) and enjoy the Saturn. It takes a lot of running in but its performance is way beyond the Apollo's. If the others here are right about the 840 (and I don't know), I'd suggest there's little point to moving it on - unless you intend to upgrade of course! |
Silver Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 999
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 09:37 am: |
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So what's the deal Darren? Did you decide to keep the Saturn? |
Bronze Member Username: Morph
Post Number: 47
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 09:37 am: |
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Yes, I came to my senses and decided to keep it! Especially after experiencing all the "lowball" offers! $1500 for a 2 month old Saturn!!?!?! |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 1004
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 09:40 am: |
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No kidding Darren... I sell lots of stuff online, and the lowballers are a pain in the @ss.
Good call on keeping the Saturn. |
Gold Member Username: Stu_pitt
Irvington,
New York
USA
Post Number: 2829
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 11:44 am: |
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I've sold a couple of items on Audiogon. I always price them a little below what everyone else is asking and include the phrase "Price is fair and firm. Lowballers and tirekickers will be respectfully ignored."
I've never had a lowball offer, nor any other counteroffer either. Maybe I got lucky the five or so times I've listed. |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 6988
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 01:22 pm: |
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I've done very well on Audiogon too. Very good site. |
