Tube rolling in Cayin 17A

Curious if anyone who has the Cayin 17A CD player has changed out the stock 6922's?

kehut03-31-2006 1:41am

kehut OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 668 posts 04-02-2006 at 10:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I will be trying a quad of early 70's Tesla E88CC tubes from Tubemonger, in the 17A. These come highly recommended. Will report in after awhile with them...
kehut OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 668 posts 04-07-2006 at 12:05am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Well, the Teslas Mil Spec E88CC gold pins (cross sword white label) are a bit of a dissapointment, so back they go. To my ears, they sound just like the Siemens CCa of the early 60's..(they are actually 60's Siemens copies with splatter shield) so no suprise the sound. The Cayin loses the wonderful dynamics and presence. Bass is fuller, but less defined. The soundstage really shrinks into the backround and rolls off the top end to excess. Hard to believe that the stock EH is worlds better, but,IMO, it is in this player.