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RE: New MHZS CD88H on the way

Hi,

I simply wanted an affordable tube based CD player. The well reviewed Jolida JD100A was no longer available, so I was looking at the Yaqin line. I wasn't particularly thrilled with the looks of the unit and I was confused with the fact that there were two "current" models the 33A and the 35A which seemed identical except for the way the CD pas placed in the player.

I came across the references to the MHZS player and Lampizator's rather nasty review of the "F" model. Although he didn't agree with the overall design and the company's business practices, he admitted that it sounded pretty darn good and it ended up on his 10 best list.

I could only find a few other reviews which were pretty basic, but they were all very positive.

I liked the looks of the MHZS player better than the Yaqin. I liked that it had coax and optical outputs if I would later decide to use the player as a transport only and I liked the fact that it used 12AX7 tubes for the signal processing because that's what my EAR phono stage uses and I have a good supply of excellent tubes to play with. I also liked that it used tubes for rectification and voltage control, although I admit that I don't know if they offer real advantages or not.

It seemed like MHZS was making improvements in newer models since Lampizator's review. I thought it weird that the MHZS label does not Google as a company name. It would be a gamble, but the eBay seller that I decided on seemed to be reputable.

I thought it worth the gamble and I am quite happy that I went for it. If the unit fails, well then that's another story, but I see no reason to believe that it will last less time than any other well made player.

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