Tube sound: Pre-amp vs. amp?

Depending on how high end your CD Player is you may try an inexpensive tube buffer stage in between you player and amplifier. Musical Fidelity makes one for $200.00 (much less used) that does this trick but may slow the tempo somewhat per recent reviews and feedback. I assume that there must be other models that are also low cost. Maybe someone at this sight knows of them. The con is that you will need another pair of interconnects to hook it up.

Joe is right about Harmonic Technology. I purchased their Truthlink interconnect ($125.00 used) to take the edge off of poor recordings and it does, though I prefer my Homegrown silver IC's for everything else. Listing the rest of your equipment would help as their may be an obvious cause that someone can identify. Also budget is a must for credible recommendations.