Shanling CDT 300
"A stunning piece of audio engineering, this player earns an unequivocal
recommendation..."
I just love the looks and sound of this player, the design principles
are excellent and good quality parts are used throughout. Resulting in
a quality of sound that is excellent to begin with but the tubes can
be changed to slightly alter the sound of the unit.
A statement product at an affordable price!
Extract from the EnjoyTheMusic review:
The Shanling does offer superior string tone and better
captures the ambiance of the recording. The Valves bring a strong improvement
in piano tone while the plucked cello notes are beautiful, if a bit soft.
Separation is wider and the attack is full, with excellent decay on the
plucked strings. String tone is best through the Shanling’s balanced
outputs, which also improve the depth of the acoustical space.
Features
Outstanding features of Shanling CD-T300 tube
CD player
with full balanced output and rocker transport
Japanese NPC SM5847 over-sampling and filter chip.
Eight Burr-Brown PCM1704K D/A converter chips, four per channel in parallel
for single-ended output, two per channel in parallel for balanced configuration.
Twelve Burr-Brown OPA627 chips for I/V conversion and low pass filtering.
Four Russian EH6922 vacuum tubes with gold plated pins for output amplification.
Clean electric power from a separate power supply.
Famous Philips "King of the rockers" CDM-4 transport.
5×7 lattice LED display screen with INTELLIGENT DISPLAYS technology.
Three point support of the best kind.
Multiple anti-vibration construction to isolate the transport mechanism.
Custom-made aluminum alloy chassis, built with meticulous craftsmanship.
Mark
Levinson 326S Baby version of the Ref 32 Pre-amp at a reasonable
cost of £6,995. Like most technologies the benefits of
the research for the reference products trickle down into more
affordable products like the 326s Pre-amp. You get alot of the
quality of its bigger brother, providing a jump in the quality
available at this price. |
Ayre Acoustics C-5xe
Universal Disk Player Stereophile Extract: "It ought
to be fairly obvious that I found the Ayre C-5xe more than satisfactory.
I didn't expect it to disappoint, but I was unprepared for just
how much it delighted me. I've heard a lot of impressive audio
components over the years, but I've heard very few that afforded
me greater musical pleasure or sent me on as many voyages of
musical discovery through discs I thought I knew well." - Wes
Phillips, July, 2005 |
Gryphon
Diablo The ultimate reference integrated amplifier at £6100.
The Gryphon sonic magic in a reasonable sized and georgeous case,
you must hear this as it puts most pre power combo's to shame,
pure music at its best. |
Brinkmann
LaGrange turntableThe Brinkmann LaGrange turntable is without
a doubt the best source component I have ever had the chance
to enjoy over an extended period of time. It represents a level
of perfection and emotional connection to music that I have never
heard before. - Danny Kaey extract from Positive Feedback |
Teac Esoteric DV-50SThe
Esoteric DV-50 is the most fun you can have with digital music
playback short of the dCS trio reviewed
by Michael Fremer in April 2003 (Vol.26 No.4). Given that the
dCS gear costs about six times as much as the DV-50, the Esoteric
is a screaming bargain, especially considering its hyper-advanced
technology, bulletproof build, and exceptional sound. You can even
play movies on it. - Stereophile Extract |
ProAc D100 The
imposing new Response D100 takes on the mantle of flagship model
from our legendary Response Four, which has delighted discerning
audiophiles for the last twelve years.
The D100's produce stunning music, effortlessly. The enhanced sensitivity
extracts the tiniest detail from any recording without brightness
or exaggeration. Greater bandwidth creates a huge soundstage, drawing
in the listener and creating a concert hall experience, where the
loudspeakers seem to melt from the scene.. |
