"MiNe 109" wrote in message

In article ,
Kalman Rubinson wrote:

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 06:09:00 -0400, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:

"Öökintölli" wrote in message


Need a really good tube CD/SACD/DVD player to replace my current
Sony piece of junk. I would also consider separate transport and
tube processor.

There is no such thing as a tube optical disc player. There never
will be such a thing. Were such a thing to be built, it would be
the size of a house or larger. What you may find some day is a
solid state optical disc player with a few thermionic noise and
distortion enhancers slapped on, right before the output terminals.
Why would someone who is interested in pure natural sound want such
a thing?

I really hate to come to Arnie's defense but the use of tubes in any
silver-disc player is limited to the analog/output stages.

That's the commonly accepted view. It's Arny who is adopting a
peculiar definition.

There's nothing wrong with calling something what it is. Stephen, if you
think that calling walnut veneer solid walnut, please chime in.

See a similar RAO thread about "tubed cd players".

... As a
result, you may have more success finding a suitable tube-based DAC
with multiple inputs and controls to mate with a transport than you
will in finding a tube-containing player that does everything you
need.

Be prepared to have "tube-based DAC" redefined as, "solid state with a
few thermionic noise and distortion enhancers slapped on."

Which is exactly what it is. Prove otherwise if you can, Stephen.