I've owned the Eastern player for a year now and have had no problems with it. I find it to be very musical. It does not have an 'aggressive' sound which I find so many players under 1K possess. My main love is still vinyl playback but I find I can really enjoy my CD's with the Eastern Electric. I bought mine with Electroharmonix tubes in it; I switched to Mullards and it only gets better. I haven't listened to it as a transport. I find experimenting with different interconnects is worthwhile.
Happy listening.
PS. The remote is full of tiny buttons which is very annoying to use in the dark. (or day)
Happy listening.
PS. The remote is full of tiny buttons which is very annoying to use in the dark. (or day)