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Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?

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lord dubious

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Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« on: 23 Jul 2007, 12:01 pm »
Hi All

The player can be seen here: http://www.tentlabs.com/Products/diycd/index.html

The general description states, "An optional module accepts SPDIF and USB audio as inputs, which converts the player to a universal playback device for either discs or PC based audio files."

Aside from this, I like the design philosophy of this player, but it would be the most expensive thing I have bought without listening to it first.  If someone here has some first hand experience with this player, I would be grateful if you shared your thoughts about it.

Thanks
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arthurs

Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #1 on: 23 Jul 2007, 12:06 pm »
Selling finished here.... http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1189820423

We should see about a demo tour..... aa
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Monolith

Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #2 on: 23 Jul 2007, 02:33 pm »
Some comments here (from Australia):

http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/DIYHiFi/messages/7660.html

The high Euro makes this almost a $3k player kit (still need to assemble).

The USB card won't be ready for another 5 months at a predicted $200euro price point.  Cutouts for the usb connection are already in the kit panel.
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lonewolfny42

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Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #3 on: 23 Jul 2007, 02:53 pm »
Quote from: arthurs on 23 Jul 2007, 12:06 pm
Selling finished here.... http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1189820423

We should see about a demo tour..... aa
Hmmmm.....I see he's in East Meadow (Long Island), NY....tubes usa...... :wink:
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arthurs

Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #4 on: 23 Jul 2007, 03:17 pm »
Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 23 Jul 2007, 02:53 pm
Quote from: arthurs on 23 Jul 2007, 12:06 pm
Selling finished here.... http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1189820423

We should see about a demo tour..... aa
Hmmmm.....I see he's in East Meadow (Long Island), NY....tubes usa...... :wink:

If anyone could work it out with a local, my money's on you Chris!   :thumb:
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lonewolfny42

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Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #5 on: 23 Jul 2007, 03:41 pm »
Quote from: arthurs on 23 Jul 2007, 03:17 pm
Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 23 Jul 2007, 02:53 pm
Quote from: arthurs on 23 Jul 2007, 12:06 pm
Selling finished here.... http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1189820423

We should see about a demo tour..... aa
Hmmmm.....I see he's in East Meadow (Long Island), NY....tubes usa...... :wink:

If anyone could work it out with a local, my money's on you Chris!   :thumb:

Well....we are having a Rave in Sept....in East Meadow... 8)

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=42513.0 

"Features:
Living room with no electronic equipment.  Bring stuff, speakers, racks, everything. "

Might be a good opportunity to showcase....
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Monolith

Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #6 on: 23 Jul 2007, 08:32 pm »
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arthurs

Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #7 on: 23 Jul 2007, 08:34 pm »
Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 23 Jul 2007, 03:41 pm
Quote from: arthurs on 23 Jul 2007, 03:17 pm
Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 23 Jul 2007, 02:53 pm
Quote from: arthurs on 23 Jul 2007, 12:06 pm
Selling finished here.... http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1189820423

We should see about a demo tour..... aa
Hmmmm.....I see he's in East Meadow (Long Island), NY....tubes usa...... :wink:

If anyone could work it out with a local, my money's on you Chris!   :thumb:

Well....we are having a Rave in Sept....in East Meadow... 8)

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=42513.0 

"Features:
Living room with no electronic equipment.  Bring stuff, speakers, racks, everything. "

Might be a good opportunity to showcase....


Dude - that helps me not at all in Texas!!! :lol:
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tonyptony

Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #8 on: 23 Jul 2007, 11:16 pm »
Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 23 Jul 2007, 03:41 pm
Well....we are having a Rave in Sept....in East Meadow... 8)

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=42513.0 

"Features:
Living room with no electronic equipment.  Bring stuff, speakers, racks, everything. "

Might be a good opportunity to showcase....

Hmm, maybe I could come up from South Jersey and stay over at my aunt's place in Manhasset.
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lonewolfny42

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Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #9 on: 24 Jul 2007, 02:20 am »
Quote from: tonyptony on 23 Jul 2007, 11:16 pm
Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 23 Jul 2007, 03:41 pm
Well....we are having a Rave in Sept....in East Meadow... 8)

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=42513.0 

"Features:
Living room with no electronic equipment.  Bring stuff, speakers, racks, everything. "

Might be a good opportunity to showcase....

Hmm, maybe I could come up from South Jersey and stay over at my aunt's place in Manhasset.
Contact PhilNYC or JoshK to put your name on the NY Audio Rave list... :thumb:
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lord dubious

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Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #10 on: 24 Jul 2007, 08:03 am »
Hi and thanks

The reviews are positive, which is good, but it seems that customers are thin on the ground.  Understandable, as the player is relatively new and not cheap.

Lonewolf, good luck organizing a demo unit for the Rave in September.  It would be great to read your impressions and those of the group.

Cheers
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Kevin Haskins

Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #11 on: 24 Jul 2007, 09:22 pm »
I'm in the process of talking with Guido about carrying his product line.    The CD player looks pretty tasty and he certainly has the engineering credentials to do it right.

Anyway...good luck getting one.   He is pretty much out of stock until late Aug.    I'm ordering one to try and various other parts to open up my inventory but don't expect to have them in stock until October.

Oh... price on the player is fairly stiff, especially for the kit market.   $2500 Euro plus shipping and duty.   Translation:   $180 Euro Shipping + 4.9% duty and then figuring the current exchange rate I figure its going to be $3800 USD for the kit.     The way the US dollar is going it could be double that by October (just kidding).  :o







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JohnR

Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #12 on: 25 Jul 2007, 11:23 am »
Quote from: Kevin Haskins on 24 Jul 2007, 09:22 pm
figuring the current exchange rate I figure its going to be $3800 USD for the kit.

:o :o :o
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Kevin Haskins

Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #13 on: 25 Jul 2007, 02:29 pm »
Too rich for you John?  ;-)      If you look at what Guido has done with it the price makes a little more sense.    This is WAY beyond a modified player in terms of engineering & design and I've seen people spend far more than this on a modified player. 
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JohnR

Re: Has anyone here listened to the Tent Labs DIY CD player?
« Reply #14 on: 27 Jul 2007, 11:27 am »
Quote from: Kevin Haskins on 25 Jul 2007, 02:29 pm
Too rich for you John?  ;-)

Hehhh... just a little. Even with the he-man Aussie dollar  :weights:

I'm sure it sounds great. I just don't understand how it's a DIY product.
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