today's tube designs do not have the classic, euphonic, highly colored sound of tubes.
having owned the bat vk d5 cd player, i would suggest you avoid this player. it may burn your ears. perhaps if you remove the metal oil filled caps, you'll be ok.
given the intent of most designers to produce low-distortion tube products, there is no need to be concerned with owning tube electronics.
the only issue is tube replacement. if you seek nos tubes, you may incur a significant expense, if you replace a number of tubes.
having owned the bat vk d5 cd player, i would suggest you avoid this player. it may burn your ears. perhaps if you remove the metal oil filled caps, you'll be ok.
given the intent of most designers to produce low-distortion tube products, there is no need to be concerned with owning tube electronics.
the only issue is tube replacement. if you seek nos tubes, you may incur a significant expense, if you replace a number of tubes.