I haven't heard the Apollo, but just bought a CD120 Linear a couple months back from a fellow A'goner. This is the first CD player that I actually like listening to. It is no longer a case of CD being a necessary evil. My priorities in the presentation of the music are PRaT and tonality followed by soundstage and imaging. PRaT is first rate with this CD player. I think I enjoy this unit much more than I ever did with my entry level Naim unit. It just lets go of the notes and things flow easily. Tonality is still a bit lean for my tastes though. I think it probably images well, but my system does not so I can't really comment too much on that. I just hear things in there that lead me to believe it would image well on a system that is setup for that.
