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Astin Trew

In my mid-winter search for audio components, I stumbled on Astin Trew Tube based CD player.  It got great reviews in the day, but not much press recently.

Not even able to find the US distributor which is a little concerning.  But has anyone heard their CD player and have any experience with performance and reliability etc.

 

 

mdrone
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jasonbourne52
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The last thing a CD player or DAC needs is a tube output. All it does is add harmonic distortion and noise - which increases with age and use. 

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jasonbourne52
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Go search the Hi Fi News archives for a review.

mahler123
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I remember good reviews at the time, but do we ever see bad reviews anymore?

My guess is that based on their current lack of presence on the marketplace is they may hanging by a shoe thread or be gone altogether.  If you are buying previously owned you may encounter some difficulties getting parts, etc.  

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