Hello Audioguy,
I was pressed for time for time (as usual) and left out some info in my earlier reply.
I have tried the Rega Planet as a transport and I think it is a better cd player than a transport. It sounded to me like you describe above. I was using it with a jitter reduction device so if you are using it without one, your results are probably going to be worse than what I heard.
While the Classe may be defective and I have never heard one, I remember reading that it is a very revealing dac. It may be revealing some things about the Rega as a transport that you do not want to hear.
If you're going to get into digital separates and you really want to beat the Rega then I think you may need to try some other dacs, try a jitter reduction device and even a different transport.
I did listen to the Rega as a cd player (at home) and it is very nice for the price.
However, it is not in same league as a properly set up dac like a Bel Canto.
I have an $90 Aiwa cd changer that I play around with that is a better transport than the Rega, but you would have to use a good jitter reduction device like the AA DTI Pro or better to duplicate my results.
I was pressed for time for time (as usual) and left out some info in my earlier reply.
I have tried the Rega Planet as a transport and I think it is a better cd player than a transport. It sounded to me like you describe above. I was using it with a jitter reduction device so if you are using it without one, your results are probably going to be worse than what I heard.
While the Classe may be defective and I have never heard one, I remember reading that it is a very revealing dac. It may be revealing some things about the Rega as a transport that you do not want to hear.
If you're going to get into digital separates and you really want to beat the Rega then I think you may need to try some other dacs, try a jitter reduction device and even a different transport.
I did listen to the Rega as a cd player (at home) and it is very nice for the price.
However, it is not in same league as a properly set up dac like a Bel Canto.
I have an $90 Aiwa cd changer that I play around with that is a better transport than the Rega, but you would have to use a good jitter reduction device like the AA DTI Pro or better to duplicate my results.