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In the Thread: Tube outputted CDP's and DAC's

Post Subject: SS output vs. tubePosted by KLegind on: 1/22/2011

Thank you Joaco for your reply. I was hoping tubes could ameliorate the brutal sound many CDP exhibit. I was at an audio fair recently and heard a Tentlab player with the Philips CD Pro mech and tube output that had a kind of gentle sound very unlike what I hear at show rooms. As it was a 'uncontrolled' environment with many unfamiliar variables my impression is suspect, even to myself.

I think the best 'CD sound' I heard was at a Audio Note dealer - however the cost of the transport and DAC alone was insane compared to similar topologies and to the end result altogether. Actually the leap in performance from their entry level digital stuff to their level 3 - 4 machines was not very big and a bit disappointing.

John Westlake of Pink Triangle fame is out with a Audiolab CDP model 8200 (solid state) that the british think is the best thing since the invention of penicillin. The British audio public seems to be incapable describing what this new CDP does better in terms of audio compared to the competition. Its remarkable that so many seem to applaud this new digital effort while so few have heard it outside their imagination.

Kris

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