Ayon CD Players: CD-1 and CD-3

hi sally:

i heard one of these players at ces, in the ayon room. i was not impressed. doesn't sound like there is a tube in it, yet there is.

the presentation sounded more like solid state than tubes.

preference and perception are two different phenomena.
what i like and what i hear are independent of each other.

what i heard was based upon an audition at ces. i then discussed what i heard with a representative of the company displaying the ayon products. he agreed with me that the player was not warm or tube like.

if you like the sound of solid state you may appreciate this player.

one may criticize my taste, but no one has evidence that i am misperceiving what i hear.