The English manufacturer of hi-fi equipment Rega Research Limited has just presented a CD player that incorporates a DAC to offer exquisite sound and allow you to connect all kinds of devices. Your name? Rega Saturn MK3, a team that comes stomping for, as indicated by the company, being a product that stands out for being a very flexible solution.
According to the guys from Rega, this CD player with DAC combines the best technology for playing CDs with a high-end digital-to-analog converter. All framed in a casing where the noble materials make it offer an imposing appearance.
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This is the Rega Saturn MK3 CD player
While it is true that any CD player has a digital to analog signal converter, it is even common to find equipment capable of changing the signal of other products, buthe advantage of the Rega Saturn MK3 is that both solutions can be used independently, even though they are on the same unit.
Thus, you can play a CD through this unit, or use its DAC to connect to any compatible device. For this, it has RCA sockets, analog output, coaxial and optical S/PDIF interface as digital outputs, so you can use the DAC independently.
Technical sheet of the Rega Saturn MK3
Wavelength
790nm
Digital sample rate
44.1kHz
frequency response
(100 kΩ load) = 17 Hz -0.02 dB at
20.5kHz -0.02dB
Total Harmonic Distortion
0.005% at 1kHz (ADC), 0.012% (MP3
320kbps)
signal to noise ratio
-109 dB (weighted relative to the level
maximum output)
digital outputs
SPDIF optical Toslink and SPDIF coaxial
isolated 0.5V 75Ω
USB
192 kHz – 24-bit asynchronous
DACs
Wolfson WM8742 DAC
Dimensions
430 x 95 x 325 mm (Width x Height x Depth)
space needed for your functioning
435 x 180 x 400 mm (Width x Height x Depth)
Weight
9.7 kilograms
For this, it also has a USB port so you can connect it to a PC or Mac computer through the USBH XMOS interface and that uses galvanic isolation to prevent interference from the start.
Too there are two optical and two coaxial S/PDIF interfaces for integrating other digital sources. The most remarkable? Its digital outputs in the form of an optical and coaxial S/PDIF interface so that you do not lack options when it comes to squeezing the possibilities of the Rega Saturn MK3. On a technical level, we find a powerful DAC Wolfson WM8742 that can process signals in linear PCM up to 24bit and 192kHz.
Price and release date
Regarding the launch price and date on which this player with built-in DAC Rega Saturn MK3 reaches the market, this model is expected to land in the coming months at a price similar to that of its predecessor, so we can expect that It will cost about 2,200 euros.
Without a doubt, a very versatile product that will delight music lovers due to the number of options it offers to connect other equipment and take advantage of its built-in DAC.
