I am selling this great CDP only because I am going to be a father and could use the funds. It is quite simply the best sounding CDP I have ever owned. I received it in a trade from an Audio Circle member. It cost $1200 brand new and close to $900 in mods. This player is tubed with a 12ax7 and a 6z4 rectifier. The mods (I can include the original parts) are blackgate caps, fast recovering diodes, new clock (cost $400 on its own) and Burr Brown op amp. The player was modified by
www.audiotwo.com and was very competitive with the $5,000 to $7,500 price range players that they had on hand. It is in very good condition and includes the original remote. The remote has some wear and some of the symbols are hard to read, but its a very simple remote and its not an issue once you learn the buttons. Buyer pays shipping in the continental US and will be shipped in the original box and double boxed for added protection.
Asking $750 I will consider a partial trade for a tube line stage/phono pre or a tube integrated amp.
Outstanding Features:
SONY CD transport and laser head
Burr-Brown PCM 1732 D/A converter chip
24 bit / 96 kHz upsampling
HDCD decoding
Vacuum tube rectifier and output
High quality chassis and components
Premium remote control
Toroidal transformer
Specifications:
Frequency response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.5dB
Output voltage: 2V +/- 1.6dB
Dynamic range: > 100dB
Signal to noise ratio: > 90dB
Distortion: 0.006%
Channel separation: > 85dB
Dimensions (W x H x D): 430 x 95 x 345 mm
Net weight: 7kg
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