"Ronald" wrote in message

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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.

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."

Stephen

If you use a player with a current-output-DAC you can add a real
tubed gain stage !!

Which amounts to being a thermionic noise and distortion enhancer. If you
carry this thinking to the dinner table, you just add a little arsenic to
your food because it enhances the flavor.