Audio Research Ref: CD8

Mbudinich, my player has the same kit of yours. Did notice something too: I have days that the player sound great in other lifeless. Does the same happened with you?

Ossocao, I don't think I have experienced days where the cd player sounded better than others or any inconsistencies. Perhaps there is something else wrong with th player or elsewhere in the audio chain. Have you received your upgraded player? Has this corrected the issue?

Hi,
I have fitted myself the two tube upgrade kit to my old CD7 and did not find it deteriorated the sound - truth is it did not change, compared to a good set of matched 6h30.
Later a close friend also had it fitted to his player by the distributor and considered it an improvement. As he was listening to an unit with defective 6h30s in the power supply immediately before it is not a good case.

Owners using RCA units immediately noticed the hum noise when the tubes were not matched, people using the XLR output only noticed a much poorer sound.

My CD8 is still burning in ...

Can anyone post pics of the upgraded CD-7 with 5881 tube installed ?

C'mon, don't be lazy ! Support audio community !

I have already done my part and posted images of the CD-8 ...

I have internal pictures of my CD7 as modified by Audio Research with the 5881 tube. I toook these when I receivced my CD7 back from ARC.I have already emailed them to a few folks here.
Who else would like a picture? Send me an email I'll forward off to you.
Bill