Eastern Electric Minimax CD vs Jolida 100

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 $?

i am a reviewer and have come to the conclusion that it is almost impossible to find a cd player which has a tube analog stage which sounds like it has tubes and is tube sensitive.

i can't recommend any player under $1000 and would have a problem myself finding one to satisfy my taste.