From Rega Apollo to... where?

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Hi Inmates,
As I am located in a rural area, access to a variety of gear is limited, and so I have found this site a godsend as I have built my system mostly by trolling Audiogon.
A Rega Apollo has replaced my Cal Labs CL-20 which was linked to Camelot Dragon Pro II jitter/resolution enhancement device, Arthur v3 MKII DAC, and a mini Dragon jitter filter. I2S connects used on the Camelot gear. The Apollo as a stand-alone was more musical and detail extraction was about even.
Of course, give a guy some idle hours and you have to fiddle, right? So, this weekend, I connected the Dragon Pro II and Arthur to the Rega. There is no doubt this setup extracts more detail and adds focus. Of course it not as forgiving as the Apollo. Vocals sound better on the Apollo but the Camelot gear is more dynamic and tighter. I might be giving up a bit of blackness, though.
It's the old struggle for balance between musicality and the analytical. So, looking down the road, where do I go? I like the idea of simplicity. I think a Rega Saturn has possibilities based on the excellence of the Apollo. But at $2,400, now we're getting into used Wadia territory. Do I get something new? Something Modded?
Ideas? Hints? Got the number of a good shrink?
Otherwise the base system is:
Symphonic Line Kraft 250 Class A monoblocks
Symphonic Line Die ErleuchtungÂ Â tube preamp
Meadowlark Hot Rod Herons
Uncle Rube needs your input.
Thanks!

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Topic - From Rega Apollo to... where? - The Rube 08:56:40 03/25/07 (4)

Re: From Rega Apollo to... where? - laserman 17:37:56 03/26/07 (0)

I was able to extract more detail and focus - silence 11:26:48 03/25/07 (2)

Re: I was able to extract more detail and focus - jimmycj 12:55:42 03/25/07 (1)

Volex were all right but the Tibia is better.... - kuma 12:57:51 03/25/07 (0)

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