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Anyone heard the Unison Unico Due cdp ?

Having made up my mind to purchase a SimAudio Neo 260D transport and Shiit Yggy, a friend has told me that the most recent local audio club meeting featured a demo of this Unico player. Apparently, all in attendance were floored by its musicality.  No-one wanted to talk gear-- they just wanted to listen. I'd intended to get away from tubes (having replaced my Jolida tubed integrated with a ss Wells Audio Majestic, which has proven to be a terrific choice). However, my friend's enthusiasm for the Italian cdp/dac/streamer is forcing me to reconsider. . . Anyone out there have any experience with this piece?
stuartk
syncopation1
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Unison Unico CD Due sells for $4500.00.
stuartk OP
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I'd really rather not deal with tubes and I don't need a streamer, so I'm going to try something else, alos from Europe (Netherlands): Metrum Pavane. Currently discounted to $3700 and very well reviewed. Sup-posedly more analog-sounding than Yggdrasil and I don't have to pay a restock fee should I not keep it!  
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audiotroy
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Stuark why no tubes? In this application should not need replacement under 10 years.

Also the Cde does not stream.

Also what restocking fee?
stuartk OP
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@audiotroy: I was told by a friend that the Due does stream. He could be mistaken. In any case, I don't need that feature, anyway. Tubes?  I've had tube audio gear and tube guitar amps. I used to believe that was the only way to get a sound I liked. The Wells integrated totally changed that. I don't miss the ongoing expense of having to replace them at all or wondering if the sound is beginning to degrade. I don't like to tinker with gear. I'm a music love who has "picky ears" and would just as soon pay once and be done with it. 
stuartk OP
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BTW: the Pavanes I found for sale online turned out to be discontinued models, although they were not identified as such by the dealer, which strikes me as somewhat shady, although Metrum defended this practice. At any rate,  the current Pavane price is over $6000 -- too much for me!  


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