Eastern Electric Minimax CD vs Jolida 100


Has anyone compared the sound of these 2 players?

Minimax - 6922 tubes, Burr-Brown 1732 DAC
Jolida - 12AX7A tubes, Burr-Brown DAC

They are priced similar at around $900. Which did you prefer and why?

Thanks

Mike
fox_m_a
they are briefly reviewed against one another on page 3 of this review: http://6moons.com/audioreviews/eelectric3/stack.html
hope this helps,
millikeith
i prefer neither. both sound like they don't have a tube analog stage. the minimax probably was the greater of the 2 evils.
@mrtennis

That's how I see some other tubed CD players (Shanling). They sound totally solid state to my ears, don't know what is the use of tubes though?

but, do you have any other suggestions about good CD player under 1000 $?