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SATURN MK3
YOUR USER MANUAL
Please be sure to carefully read this manual before setting up. This ensures that you are getting the most out of your product. See page
8 for safety instructions and compliance information. For user instructions in your language, please visit www.rega.co.uk and go to the
download section of your chosen product page.
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the Saturn MK3 CD-DAC player. The Saturn MK3 offers complete flexibility and integration into any audio
system. Essentially two products in one, the Saturn MK3 houses a high specification CD transport and independent DAC circuit. Both
sections are fully remote controllable via the supplied Solaris remote handset. The new Saturn MK3 is re-housed in our very latest case
designed to match the rest of the Rega range.
You will find plenty of connectivity options, up to and including 192kHz-24 bit. 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 MK3 integrates
perfectly into any system and provides the perfect partner for the Rega Elicit MK5 integrated amplifier.
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
The Saturn MK3 CD/DAC player uses our proven digital to analogue converter and analogue output amplifier technology coupled with a
pair of Wolfson WM8742 digital to analogue converter ICs. The Saturn MK3 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 MK3 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 operates at sample rates of 44.1 to 192kHz with a bit rate of up to 24bits. It uses dedicated drivers in the computer
enabling full ASIO operation, thus eliminating signal degradation caused by generic windows based drivers.