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Help with Shanling SCD-T200 please

I have owned and used my T-200 almost daily for the last year with no problems at all. Now, when I turn on the player, it performs as always with the exception that none of the tubes light up. I normally use the tube audio output jacks so I switched to the CD audio out jacks with no change in sound. They both seem to work and sound fine. At the same time the blue light on the disk cover went out. Any ideas? Thank you for your time and knowledge. James
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khrys
446 posts
 
Jefftech, I heard a difference between the tube and SS outputs of my T-100 but not the T-200. As dchan88 points out above the T-200's volume control basically sucks and is likely the source of the homogenized sound.

What I really want to know is how do you explain a T-200's tube output playing with none of the tubes lit?

Must be his other components or his hearing, right?
dlstephenson
121 posts
 
This is very interesting. I have the USA Silverline version that was modified by Parts Connexion in Canada. I have always heard a MAJOR difference between the tube out and the SS out. I have also swapped the stock tubes with the WE tubes and I could hear a difference there also.
dchan88
9 posts
 
Dlstephenson - I got the level 1 mod plus superclock 3 also. You should try the reversable mods I mentioned above, you will be glad.
khrys
446 posts
 
Dchan88, Dlstephenson, my T-200 sounded no different with WE 396s vs stock or via SS outputs. It also wouldn't read SACDs or CDRs reliably despite two software tweaks from the North American distributer. It's still for sale at my audio dealer if anyone's interested.
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newfinish
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i know old post but intersting and wanted to know if any of you guys had problem with sacd? mine can read them only after the second or third try. the rest works perfect. and sounds amazing! i had a parts connexion tag in the back could it be there was a mod inside? 
oh and my transport was changed cost me 16$ what a ripoff :)
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