Aesthetix Romulus Signature Upgrade Worth the $3,000 ?

Well the popular opinion here is the transport in the Romulus is lousy! , does the Pandora eclipse have optional volume control? 

Yes the Pandora has an optional volume control.

I can honestly say when we heard the latest Romulus CD eclipse
with the Matching Aesthetix Calypso Sig Eclipse pre through the Atlas Sig Eclipse Power amp with all stock power cords sitting on HRS Platforms All AQ into Vandersteen 7s
 There was not too much I or Designer JW would of wanted to Fiddle with.
 Best JohnnyR

He Luxman does not have a volume control. 

I did did hear the Romulus with both a cheap Sony CD player as a transport and and older CEC belt drive transport. Very slight difference and I would say the CEC made the sound a tad smoother. Not day and night to be sure. 

I suppose if one thinks their Rotel system sounds as good as a well matched $50,000 system, then this hobby is certainly subjective with no absolutes. Yes, subjectivity carries with it the fact that some cannot hear differences, don't even care about differences,  and cannot discern the more subtle musical nuances. All of these realities exist within the subjective territory. 

Meant to type "the" Luxman not "he". Seems you cannot edit once the post is 30 minutes old.