Anybody own Shanling CD player?

Solidstate was very disappointing. Flat, bright, no soundstaging to speak of. Sounded like any other mid-fi
player.

Thanks for the info. I'm sure i could find this info out on somebody's website, but does this unit upsample ? I think that it does, but i can't remember. Sean
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Yes it does and you can turn it on or off.

Wonderful player. The tube section is smoother than the SS output, however,that is better than anything I ever heard and owned. There is a larger soundstage and better separation. If you thought SACDs were great you should listen to HDCDs on the Shanling. Plus they are less expensive.

Why does Shanling include the SS circuitry? Why not just keep things simple and do tube-only? If it's just a selling point, then I'm not interested. I would rather an audiophile company produce "coherent" products. Besides, the ability to switch back and forth (with a cumbersome movement of ICs) doesn't seem to offer an advantage. If you want tubes, get tubes; if you want ss, get ss.