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4krow Seasoned Member CONSIDER THE SOURCE Posts: 317	CD Player Advice 12/21/11 at 00:54:36 Does anyone know of a cd player with a tube output for a decent price. I have a Cayin right now, but am convinced that it will go bye bye some day soon.
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Rivieraranch Seasoned Member Posts: 1109	Re: CD Player Advice Reply #1 - 12/21/11 at 01:42:43 I have a Njoe Tjoeb, which is really nice. Get the one with the upsampler and the other upgrades.
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4krow Seasoned Member CONSIDER THE SOURCE Posts: 317	Re: CD Player Advice Reply #2 - 12/21/11 at 02:07:55 wow, I havent heard of that player in some time. So they are available? And where can I buy one? They were quite the rage awhile back.
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opnly_bafld Ex Member	Re: CD Player Advice Reply #3 - 12/21/11 at 03:30:44 http://www.decware.com/newsite/ZCD.htm
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Rivieraranch Seasoned Member Posts: 1109	Re: CD Player Advice Reply #4 - 12/21/11 at 12:53:35 The link to the ZCD has a picture of Steve's tube tester instead of the CD player.
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Rivieraranch Seasoned Member Posts: 1109	Re: CD Player Advice Reply #5 - 12/21/11 at 12:55:42 The Tjoeb player is still available from Upscale Audio. http://www.upscaleaudio.com/products/Ah!-Njoe-Tjoeb-4000.html http://www.upscaleaudio.com/products/Ah!-Njoe-Tjoeb-4000-with-SuperTubeClock%E2%... However for what they are asking the ZCD might prove better
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Randy in Caintuck

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Tube be ... or not
tube be ... it's a
no-brainer.

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Re: CD Player Advice
Reply #6 - 12/21/11 at 13:01:17

I will vouch for opnly_bafld's recommendation. I had one of the earlier models and it was one fine sounding player. To find something better, it took about $7500.00 at retail and the Decware player was not embarrassed in a head to head comparison.

Steve tells me that the new version is even better than the one I had .....

You won't go wrong with this one .....

Randy

PS ..... I do believe that Rivieraranch is right about the photo

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Lon

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"Love without
guts is
worthless!"
Philip K. D*ck

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Re: CD Player Advice
Reply #7 - 12/21/11 at 13:33:00

I was quite dissatisfied with the very first ZCD model; I owned this and never relaxed into the sound even after I added all the options. It did not accomplish my goal of making all my collection listenable in the way that three other players I've owned afterwards have. I much prefer the sound of the DEC685 that Steve built before the ZCD. I realize my experience was perhaps atypical.

Undoubtedly the new player is wonderful, there have been great reviews by users.

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4krow Seasoned Member CONSIDER THE SOURCE Posts: 317	Re: CD Player Advice Reply #8 - 12/21/11 at 13:59:19 Option 'B' is that I just use my cheap phillips dvd player, and for the rest, use a new music server such as the one offered by Olive. I keep hearing how great HD is from wav files.
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Doorman Seasoned Member "pouring from the empty into the void" Posts: 381	Re: CD Player Advice Reply #9 - 12/21/11 at 17:45:51 I've also been very happy with my ZCD, but would love to hear the latest version. Best don
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