best/$ current cd player w/tubes
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guiller
Toscaninichus Australis
Well, I have one and did tube rolling already! The tube is a double triode ECC88.
https://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/at3500_e.html
guiller
Toscaninichus Australis
No. It has a switch for upsampling on-off. There is a thread about the effect of this uncommon feature in here: http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/astin-trew-at-3500-cdp-any-opinions.347476/
mroboto
Super Member
I have a Yaqin SD-32A (old model) now it's SD-35A , and it sounds good, it sounded good from the start but I slightly upgraded it, replacing capacitors.
Glad it use 6SN7 tubes, good preamp tubes.
But I use my Grant Fidelity TubeDAC-11 much, (out of production but modified too) since all my music have been ripped on my computer, uses one 6DJ8.
Glad it use 6SN7 tubes, good preamp tubes.
But I use my Grant Fidelity TubeDAC-11 much, (out of production but modified too) since all my music have been ripped on my computer, uses one 6DJ8.
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FrostEOne
Active Member
I've had my Jolida Fusion DAC Transport for close to a year.
After a Jolida level 1 cap upgrade and changing the 6 tubes to Genalex Gold Lions, it comes very close if not equals the sound of my vinyl setup.
2 - 12AX7, 2 - 12AT7 & 2 - 12AU7 No opamps in the codec.
After a Jolida level 1 cap upgrade and changing the 6 tubes to Genalex Gold Lions, it comes very close if not equals the sound of my vinyl setup.
2 - 12AX7, 2 - 12AT7 & 2 - 12AU7 No opamps in the codec.
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Poultrygeist
Lunatic Member
I once had this nice top loader which featured a pair of 12ax7 tubes and while it sounded excellent the tubes were more for show than anything else.
If you want the coveted tube sound an amp or pre is the only way to go.
If you want the coveted tube sound an amp or pre is the only way to go.
StuartB
Super Member
You might also consider either a Dac or buffer that uses a tube or two. I use a MHDT dac that has a tube buffer. Very happy with the result. The dac uses a TDA1541 chip set while my cdp uses a PCM1704 chip set. I can experiment with different (but somewhat minor) sound signatures.
If you are trying to get a more “analog” sound I would at least evaluate non-oversampling, R2R DACs.
If you are trying to get a more “analog” sound I would at least evaluate non-oversampling, R2R DACs.
chip18sw
Well-Known Member
Uh wow! That's an impressive feat! I saw links on adding a tube buffer stage to a CD player but for most of us a tube buffer, is a lot simpler. But yeah ... impressive feat, for those that can!I originated a mod, adding an X-10D tube buffer clone inside Onkyo C-7030 CDP's. I built a few, maybe six or seven. Sound great. Vintage Amperex 6DJ8's are my favorite tubes.
guiller
Toscaninichus Australis
Uh wow! That's an impressive feat! I saw links on adding a tube buffer stage to a CD player but for most of us a tube buffer, is a lot simpler. But yeah ... impressive feat, for those that can!
Just in case you feel like going through what is described by Lukas Fikus (aka Lampizator): http://www.lampizator.eu/lampizator/REFERENCES/references.html
mroboto
Super Member
I have one opamp per channel, and the tubes.
Modlin
Super Member
impressive...
anyway, going back to the topic...any other CURRENT units that might be recommended...what about Unison Research...anyone familiar with these?
Lavane
Lunatic Member
Are they used as the first stage with the OP amps doing the final amplification? I would think they would be used at the end as a buffer, but I've never looked into decks using tubes.
