Whats the best sounding tube cd player up until now? Vintage or newer.

Whats the best tube cd player out there?
Is there new breakthrough in tube cd technology that have improved the sound to higher level?

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dan6054 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 37 posts 06-20-2019 at 04:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Correct model number is ModWright Modified Sony SCD-XA777ES Tube SACD CD Player with matching ModWright 9.0 Tube Power Supply with Kimber cable in between the Sony tube CD player and tube power supply.
passet02 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 267 posts 07-05-2021 at 05:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Canor 2.10
rja Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,371 posts 07-05-2021 at 11:12pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete EAR Acute CDPs. Great sounding units that never seemed to garner much press. Also Aesthetix CDPs, more great stuff.
tomic601 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 12,914 posts 07-05-2021 at 11:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete +10 for the Aesthetix…a guy who knows great analog and digital…and tubes……
vinylvalet Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 902 posts 07-06-2021 at 02:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete One of the best sounding CD player / DACs I've heard (tube or solid state) is the Black Ice Audio Transport DAC (tube output stage). I think the retail price is very reasonable considering the sound quality. Unfortunately, they are backordered for several months out.