Rega Saturn MK3 CD Player

The Rega Saturn MK3 CD Player is re-housed in Rega’s very latest case designed to match the rest of the Rega range. The Saturn MK3 CD-DAC player offers complete flexibility and integration into any audio system. Essentially two products in one, the Saturn MK3 houses an independent DAC circuit and a high specification CD transport. Both sections are fully remote controllable via the supplied Solaris remote handset.

The Rega Saturn MK3 CD Player is the result of many years of innovation, advanced software development and elegant engineering solutions researched by our highly skilled team of engineers and designers. It took the completion of two of our multi award winning products, the flagship Isis CD player and the Rega DAC to pave the way for a unique product we feel encapsulates everything the new Saturn-R should be.

The Saturn MK3 CD-DAC player offers complete flexibility and integration into any system. Essentially two products in one, the Saturn MK3  houses a high specification transport and independent DAC circuit. Both sections are fully remote controllable via the supplied Solaris remote handset. You will find plenty of connectivity options, all at the highest possible resolution up to and including 192KHz-24Bit. The Saturn MK3 has two optical inputs, two Co-Axial inputs, a fully asynchronous USB and an added ‘direct’ digital output from the CD playback section. This ensures the Saturn integrates perfectly into any system and provides the perfect partner for the Rega Elicit-R integrated amplifier.

The Saturn uses our proven digital to analogue converter and analogue output amplifier technology coupled with a pair of Wolfson WM8742 digital to analogue converter IC’s. The Saturn-R has improvements to the CD section power supply which was a result of the research & development of our reference Isis CD player along with the improved microcontroller and display drivers.

The Saturn uses a high stability master clock and high capacity power supply in the CD circuitry, high performance PLL  digital interface receiver, isolated digital inputs and high performance power supply architecture in the DAC circuitry. Signal switching between the CD and DAC functions are performed in the digital to analogue converter stage. The signal path of the CD section in CD mode is kept to a minimum.

The DAC USB input has been improved with asynchronous operation at sample rates of 44.1 to 192 KHz with a bit rate of up to 24bits. The USB input has the same galvanic isolation as used in the Rega DAC. The USB uses dedicated drivers in the computer, enabling full ASIO operation, thus eliminating signal degradation caused by generic windows based drivers.

Before you can use the USB function of the Saturn MK3 you must first download the Rega USB Windows driver and install it on your PC.

Technical Specifications

New Wolfson WM8742 DAC

Enhanced Output amplifier circuit

Enhanced Digital power supplies

Improved User interface

Redeveloped Analogue & Digital outputs

USB 192KHz-24bits asynchronous

Dimensions: W432 × H82 × D320 mm

Dimensions needed to operate: W432 x H170 x D350 mm

All New Solaris remote included

Rega Saturn MK3 user manual