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110 voltage question
Can't ask them?  
Sound Quest and Granite Audio Tube CD Players
Zero issues with mine since July, 2020. Having a decent DAC you’ll be better off with even a cheap transport rather than a CDP.  
Denefrips Pontus "burn in" period?
Don't hold your breath.    
SPDIF Digital Cable Recommendations
Revelation  
DAC with analog input ?
miniDSP SHD  
Audiogon is becoming the hub for scammers.
Just use PayPal.  
Who loves Cotton ??
I don't cotton to it.  
Question about I2S
No. Don't worry about it.  
CD transport vs.streaming
@sns Ah that’s why they call it a hobby Enjoy the tinkering. All I can do is report on my personal experience. NOT distinctly different, NOT identical like the OP. A quality streaming setup is gonna outperform a cruddy CDP every time. ​​​​... 
CD transport vs.streaming
Allow an observation pleze. At least one professional seems to think that CD’s and lossless streaming sound similar enough, as do I. The co-founder of an audiophile record label and an online Redbook plus file sales site pulled all of his stuff ... 
CD transport vs.streaming
Missed points, a common occurrence around here. charles1dad on the money  Enjoy the music.      
CD transport vs.streaming
russ69 What? My ripped files played locally sound better than the files received from the streaming service. Original source? Ha ha ha. Copy a CD to a gold blank and check your hypothesis. I had the slide rule and the TI-50. Now I have 6 stream... 
CD transport vs.streaming
Retired, older so what? A SOTA transport sounds better to me than any of 5 streamers through the same DAC. Same for local files. Not enough better to care in the least. When the Internet stops so does streaming. Right in the middle of a track. ... 
Schiit Mini loko+
So much conventional bollocks. If it is desirable then do it to it. The Loki has bypass making you only at the mercy of your cabling.  
CD transport vs.streaming
CD play still sounds better to me on my system, albeit less convenient. Until the Internet goes down, all too commonplace. Certainly not enough to perspire about.