Lector CDP-7TL versus Cary 303/300

Has anyone directly compared these two players (using Cary in tube mode)? What sonic differences did you hear?

ral05-02-2006 12:29am

mrtennis Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,295 posts 05-02-2006 at 04:26am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete i have not compared the 2 directly but have heard them in different systems. thusm my answer is not scientific. having owned a cary tubed cd player and listened to other cary gear, i prefer the lector with the right tube. the lector seems to sound more like vintage tubes and the cary more like modern tubes. or, the lector seems more euphonically colored than the cary.
ral OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 124 posts 05-02-2006 at 04:47pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Mrtennis: Would the Cary with the "right tubes" (e.g. older NOS) begin to approach the Lector with its "right tubes"?
mrtennis Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,295 posts 05-03-2006 at 04:38am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete my experience with the cary cd players indicates that they are relatively tube insensitive. thus, i would say that you have a better chance of approaching a "tubey" sound with the lector than with the cary. a well known audio dealer in manhattan, sound by singer, who advertises in stereophile, tells me that the bat d5 cd player is more tube like than the cary. i have no evidence to confirm this statement.