The problem you have is that if you don't try the Saturn-R you might end up with a player that's better than the Apollo but not the Saturn-R, and you'll never know.
I have a Saturn-R which I run through a Rega DAC and I preferred it to a Naim CDX/XPS. It also made mincemeat out of a Naim CD5XS, another well regarded CD player. I'm not saying you can't beat it, the CDX is more dynamic and detailed for instance, and I'm sure Rega are not the only company in the world who can build a good CD player. But the Saturn-R is good so to dismiss it simply because you think the grass might be greener seems like a mistake.
The Saturn-R does one thing which no other CD player I have owned has done. It gets music out of every CD you put in it. None sound too harsh or badly produced to listen to, all sound like music. That's a very rare trick for digital and not one I'd be too quick to ignore.
I have a Saturn-R which I run through a Rega DAC and I preferred it to a Naim CDX/XPS. It also made mincemeat out of a Naim CD5XS, another well regarded CD player. I'm not saying you can't beat it, the CDX is more dynamic and detailed for instance, and I'm sure Rega are not the only company in the world who can build a good CD player. But the Saturn-R is good so to dismiss it simply because you think the grass might be greener seems like a mistake.
The Saturn-R does one thing which no other CD player I have owned has done. It gets music out of every CD you put in it. None sound too harsh or badly produced to listen to, all sound like music. That's a very rare trick for digital and not one I'd be too quick to ignore.