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?
vinny55

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. 
EAR Acute CDPs. Great sounding units that never seemed to garner much press.
Also Aesthetix CDPs, more great stuff.
+10 for the Aesthetix…a guy who knows great analog and digital…and tubes……
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.