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DAC vs Tube CDplayer
And why no pics of your modifications if they are so great? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^My YT channel has lots of vids showing off the Cayin/Mundorf/Sparkoslab Descrete opamps in action. btw the addition of the 4 Takman Rey's really opened up the Mun... 
Replacement of Cary CD player
I seen many friends/acquaintances that sell up on their huge CD collection to go to servers or streaming. ^^^ This is the latest <<craze>> Not a  bandwagon I will ever jump on. My 20th C classical cd collection is complete, my  Cayi... 
6922 tube
Yes The Takman's REY are everything <<and more>> that takman claims about the perf of their resistors. Not the Rex carbon, which are too smooth for my system. has to be Metal = Rey's. Richard only swaped out 2 pairs so far,,results= ca... 
Takman Rey Metal Resistors
Just installed a  pair of 1.8k ReyWOWI can now hear every word Elvis Costello sings , clear, pure , opem. The sound is more quiet and relaxed as if the music is floating on ait. Allan Pettersson's 15th sym, WOW, can hear details not heard pre Rey ... 
Takman Rey Metal Resistors
You can read all my posts over at DIY: Vishay Zfoils vs Takman ReyJust brieflyTakman Rey perform exactly as described by the lab.= pure, clear, non coloring, musical.https://hfc-fs.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/takman_pdf.pdf 
PrimaLuna EVO 100 DAC
wow, not even 1 personal experience with the PL DAC. geeshh the unit has been avalible for at least 2 yrs now. 
CD player output via DAC chips vs tube tech
Maybe you're not familiar with them but there are tube based standalone DACs . I'm listening to my 2nd system right now with a Modwright Elyse R2R tubed based (6922) DAC. There's any of a number of others - MHDT DACs, Aqua Acoustics LaScala, Lam... 
CD player output via DAC chips vs tube tech
and thats also true, the DCA chips has something to say in the unbal outs, Look the Cayin 17 has the same design as the S3. So I read what Underwood mentions, about ops are for balanced,,so i took out all opamps,, and the circuit coughed up badly,... 
CD player output via DAC chips vs tube tech
The opamps are in BOTH channels.AFAIKalso agree the BB 1794 is world famous as best DAC chip ,, or so says Underwoods web site,But trust me the balanced DAC BB chip sounds like crap next to the unbalanced RCA outs, Massive sonic dif.I havea  Cayin... 
High Performance Audio - The End?
If a system is high resolution, then it is low distortion. This is NOT true. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Yes in GENERAL is fact it is true, You are trying to make up your opinions as facts.High Res = Deep soundstage/ frequences NOT ROLLED OFF/life like vocals/r... 
What makes a DAC so expensive?
TUBE Digital is far superior to any DAC Tubes bring life to music 
6922 tube
Just got in a  pair of Tele PCC88swaped out the EH6922NIce gain, has more sheen on the music. So yes I now see there are going to be sonic difs in various 6922's. Sorry for all the confusion in my earlier posts, = I am a believer 
Upgrade path?
Yes look at all my YT vids,, there you will see all my upgrades in amplifier etc. NOS 6sn's is a  nice upgradelet see I know that amp well, but since surgery can't quite recall, be right back.....https://www.line-magnetic.eu/en/products-line-magne... 
Seas Thors New Xovers Madisound
I would like to make two comments. Your room has too much echo. You need to do some damping ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Yep need some type of room damping,, thanks for the suggestion.. going to get temporary stuff now,,and work on other treatments later... 
Seas Thors New Xovers Madisound
yeah sound damping is something i will research tonight. Thanks for the suggestion. .I have a  rug collection all rolled up,,maybe i'll stack some in each corner,,and that will be a good start. Actually I had gain up more than I listen to. My coll...