my rega apollo r stopped reading cds' about a year ago, used an old rotel but bought and installed a new laser to the rega last week.
the rega through the same system sounds better to me, more bass, less harsh on the top end.
i use cornwall speakers so top end smoothness is important
the rega is not top end and i use a cutest dac
how does the rega read more digital information or read it better than the old rotel
i use the digital out to the qutest, this sounds better than the fibre optical out