New Rega Flagship CDP: Isis

[Cankin]

Available at late June, ~ 6500 Euro

There will be a new turntable at above the level of P9

from the brochure:

Matched laser Archiving

During manufacture we will match 3 identical laser units. One will be fitted in the player the other two

will have the product serial number marked on them and will be archived here at the Rega factory

offering guaranteed product longevity and peace of mind for every customer.

http://www.my-hiend.com/leoyeh/2009c/ISISinfoflyer.pdf

[Hopstretch]

USB input, too, which interesting at the price point.

[uberburger101]

The new look is... interesting. Glad they kept the red LED display though.

Heard from a local Rega dealer that they're launching a Apollo MK2 in a couple of months, might be together with this Isis. Supposedly it improves on the Apollo 35th Anniversary Edition. Not sure how much of it is true, though I doubt he's lying.

[Dusty Chalk]

The look isn't that different.

Maybe "Apollo Mk 2" == "Isis"?

[uberburger101]

That would seriously suck. The Isis is way WAY more expensive than the Apollo, I have a feeling that the Apollo MK2 (if it ever materialises) would be in a similar price bracket to the current Apollo.

[tkam]

Regular spdif or toslink input would be way more useful/interesting than usb input. Especially at that price.

[EvilStar]

I would have to agree also, but then again I'm sure Terry Bateman knows what he is doing, will have to wait and see!

[Tachikoma]

Sigh, the USB input looks like another PCM270* implementation. (Not the worst, but for a TOTL player you'd expect better)