Lector ... through Artistic Audio Imports. Earlier this year there was a US importer/distributor problem, to put it mildly, but aaudioimports.com was named the new national distributor and things improved/settled down, or at least enough for me to receive my Lector finally ... after months of waiting. Hopefully the situation has remained stable, but I don't know this.
I picked up the MkII version of the 06T, not their top-of-the-line model, but certainly a very good player. I'm very pleased with it, and I suspect it will sound even better once I've put a couple of hundred hours on it. I was advised to leave it on 24/7 for additional sonic improvement, but I've not done that.
I'm not in a position to do an A/B comparison, but I've got to add that the Unico CDP that I bought/used while waiting for my Lector was also a very satisfying player, especially considering how little they cost. Not a big nostalgia aficionado, so not willing to question the satisfaction I have with the Lector. It's a very fine player ... and Brian at Venus Hi-Fi gave me a price a couldn't refuse (it was drop-shipped from aaudioimports once shipments reached the US)
I picked up the MkII version of the 06T, not their top-of-the-line model, but certainly a very good player. I'm very pleased with it, and I suspect it will sound even better once I've put a couple of hundred hours on it. I was advised to leave it on 24/7 for additional sonic improvement, but I've not done that.
I'm not in a position to do an A/B comparison, but I've got to add that the Unico CDP that I bought/used while waiting for my Lector was also a very satisfying player, especially considering how little they cost. Not a big nostalgia aficionado, so not willing to question the satisfaction I have with the Lector. It's a very fine player ... and Brian at Venus Hi-Fi gave me a price a couldn't refuse (it was drop-shipped from aaudioimports once shipments reached the US)