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I agree to a point, then digress...

Posted by KT88 (D) on December 17, 2005 at 10:47:12

In Reply to: Re: It makes sense they would design it like thier cd player. posted by SirAnthony on December 17, 2005 at 01:28:02:

I agree 100% that the JD100 is a great way to add some tube warmth and otherwise MIA soundstage to a typical or underachieving SS system. Used in those systems, in a word I'd call its effect "revolutionary". It really is the bomb when coupled to a surround receiver and even some of the better Japanese, Mid-Fi amps.
I disagree about how veiled the sound is though. Incredibley is not a good adjective, perhaps "somewhat" or "comparably" would be more appropriate. It does sound better than many cheap players just in terms of tone and weight, without regard to clarity also. It is also unfair to compare the sonic output of the JD9 to that of the JD100, as well as the value each represents. Their only similarity is the vacuum tube output and the heavy casework. The JD9 is much more affordable and not only serves a different function, but handles it differently. The JD100 CD player has a true, dual 12AX7 tube gain stage and uses no op-amps in its output section. So it has a more full sound and is somewhat more veiled than the sound of the JD9. This is appropriate considering the different challenges facing the different formats (analog and digital) and I believe the implementations were therefore well chosen.
-Bill

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