Bob,
I purchased a brand new MHZS CD66 player from an ebay merchant in Hong Kong for $550.00. Mine is not modified. Out of the box it sounded a little bright (vocals) so I let it play continuously for approx. 150 hrs. and the brightness reduced a bit. I don't find it very tube-like. On the positive side, I do find it to be open & detailed. It is not kind to bright or poor recordings.
I did compare it to my Classe CDP-10 and felt the Classe to be more tonally correct but not by much. The Classe is 3-4 times it's price brand new.
For the price, it's a steal. It's built like a tank & has nice RCA output connectors.
Most likely I will sell it in the future on ebay or audiogon. Undecided as I speak.
Hope this helps. I will answer any more questions.
Kevin
I purchased a brand new MHZS CD66 player from an ebay merchant in Hong Kong for $550.00. Mine is not modified. Out of the box it sounded a little bright (vocals) so I let it play continuously for approx. 150 hrs. and the brightness reduced a bit. I don't find it very tube-like. On the positive side, I do find it to be open & detailed. It is not kind to bright or poor recordings.
I did compare it to my Classe CDP-10 and felt the Classe to be more tonally correct but not by much. The Classe is 3-4 times it's price brand new.
For the price, it's a steal. It's built like a tank & has nice RCA output connectors.
Most likely I will sell it in the future on ebay or audiogon. Undecided as I speak.
Hope this helps. I will answer any more questions.
Kevin